#standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants

Standing on the shoulders of giants

Stylistic device to acknowledge previous discoveries

The phrase "standing on the shoulders of giants" is a metaphor which means "using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress".

Tue 13th

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