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Single Idea 14104

[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 3. Constants in Logic ]

Full Idea

A constant is something absolutely definite, concerning which there is no ambiguity whatever.

Gist of Idea

Constants are absolutely definite and unambiguous

Source

Bertrand Russell (The Principles of Mathematics [1903], §006)

Book Ref

Russell,Bertrand: 'Principles of Mathematics' [Routledge 1992], p.6