Techniques may change, but principles must not.

術は変ずべし、理は変ずべからず。

Takakazu Seki

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Takakazu Seki

Japanese mathematician born c. 1642, called the 'Arithmetical Sage.' He independently discovered determinants before Leibniz and advanced wasan (Japanese mathematics) to internationally significant levels during the Edo period.

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