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Questions regarding the meaning of certain terms or phrases used in a work of literature. If your question concerns the symbolic significance of something whose surface meaning is clear, use the [symbolism] tag instead. Please add specific tags as well: for the author (if known), the language (if not English), and either the work itself (if long) or the [poetry] or [short-stories] tags for short works.

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Meaning of "fist-sized clean space on his face" in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

There are two levels to the sentence you highlight, the denotation or literal meaning and the connotation or poetic meaning. …
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Understanding "If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they ...

Math is considered by many people to be hopelessly complex. Hence, people "do not believe" math is simple, as von Neumann states in your quote. He implies that people do not appreciate the simplicity …
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