My algebra was relatively poor. I found it very difficult to use equations that substituted numbers — to… — Daniel Tammet

My algebra was relatively poor. I found it very difficult to use equations that substituted numbers — to which I had a synesthetic and emotional response — for letters, to which I had none. It was because of this that I decided not to continue math at Advanced level, but chose to study history, French and German instead.

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