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Full Idea
The ordinal numbers are defined by some relation to mathematical induction.
Gist of Idea
Ordinals are defined through mathematical induction
Source
Bertrand Russell (The Principles of Mathematics [1903], §290)
Book Ref
Russell,Bertrand: 'Principles of Mathematics' [Routledge 1992], p.312