"alles anderes ist Menschenwerk" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: A corruption of German mathematician Leopold Kronecker's finite dictum “die ganzen Zahlen hat Gott gemacht; alles andere ist Menschenwerk” : “God made the integers; everything else is the work of man”. The reason for the addition of an "s" to "andere" ("anderes" is grammatically incorrect and not present in the German phrase) is unclear. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=alles anderes ist Menschenwerk}} alles anderes ist Menschenwerk
  1. “Everything else is the work of man.” “Everything else is a human construct.” Categories (topical): Mathematics

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