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Full Idea
Von Neumann defines each number as the set of all smaller numbers.
Gist of Idea
Von Neumann defines each number as the set of all smaller numbers
Source
report of John von Neumann (works [1935]) by Simon Blackburn - Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy p.280
Book Ref
Benardete,José A.: 'Metaphysics: The Logical Approach' [OUP 1989], p.280
3340 | Von Neumann defines each number as the set of all smaller numbers [Neumann, by Blackburn] |
3355 | Von Neumann wanted mathematical functions to replace sets [Neumann, by Benardete,JA] |
22716 | Von Neumann defined ordinals as the set of all smaller ordinals [Neumann, by Poundstone] |