A "well-behaved" object in mathematics does what?
AIt meets regularity rules
BIt has no name at all
CIt cannot be computed
DIt is always a whole number
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It meets regularity rules
1. A well-behaved object satisfies prevailing regularity properties or conforms to intuition.
2. It contrasts with a pathological object.
3. Having a name, being uncomputable or being whole are unrelated.
_Source: Wikipedia, Glossary of mathematical jargon, Philosophy of mathematics_
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