symbol pusher
nounEtymology
From symbol pushing + -er.
Definitions
Someone who engages in symbol pushing
Someone who engages in symbol pushing; someone solving mathematical problems by manipulating symbols (as in algebra) rather than through visual or intuitive understanding.
- That is to say, in both cases we have in mind an intended model or structure for our theory. We are not in the position of mere "symbol pushers."
- While known today as a theoretician, Einstein was not just a symbol pusher; the physics of D appears in much detail in his papers on Brownian motion.
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