Kai Lai Chung, Farid AitSahlia, 《Elementary Probability Theory初等概率论 第4版》
...mathematics is economy of thought... p47
This symbolic way of doing things is extremely convenient. p47
...in more cut-and-dried terms... p48
【解读】什么是数学?
数学是思想的至简的、符号化的表达。(为逻辑思维另立一套符号来表达的目标是为了表达更精确、更干货、更节约语言。)