Missing
Abstract
Fifty-five word stories have achieved a certain currency as a reflective format, perhaps especially in medicine. Many of them turn out to be poems. Here is one such story inviting the reader to consider the nature of the absent, of the 'missing', of zero, and the philosophical underpinnings of mathematics.
Fields of Study & Subjects
History and Theory of Mathematics
Artistic and Creative Research
Empathy and Medical Education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 402–402
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN