Abstract
The difference between “pure” and “applied” mathematics lies solely in the fact that, in the latter case, there must be external extra-mathematical referents. These external referents serve to constrain the mathematics itself in non-formal ways. After giving a few examples of this phenomenon, we show that one area of application of bifurcation theory, namely failure mode analysis in engineering, requires additional constraints imposed by its external referents.
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