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Math walk
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<p>A math walk, or math trail, is a type of <a href="/facts/Themed_walk/8Y6P9Jqk">themed walk</a> in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">US</a>, where direct experience is translated into the language of <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a> or abstract <a href="/facts/Mathematical_sciences/bLweGlQp">mathematical sciences</a> such as <a href="/facts/Information_science/HGG3e3Jv">information science</a>, <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a>, <a href="/facts/Decision_theory/TbXcQX0v">decision science</a>, or <a href="/facts/Probability/fgYvMhwb">probability</a> and <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a>. Some sources specify how to create a math walk whereas others define a math walk at a specific location such as a junior high school or in <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>. The journal <a href="/facts/The_Mathematics_Teacher/YPt6KrQK">The Mathematics Teacher</a> includes a special section titled <i>"Mathematical Lens"</i> in many issues with the metaphor of lens capturing seeing the world as mathematics. </p>