Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Harold Noonan and St Peter
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure
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It is controversial whether only 'numerical identity' allows two things to be counted as one [Noonan]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals
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Values that approach zero, becoming less than any quantity, are 'infinitesimals' [Cauchy]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits
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When successive variable values approach a fixed value, that is its 'limit' [Cauchy]
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