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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals

21382	Things get smaller without end [Anaxagoras]
	Full Idea: Of the small there is no smallest, but always a smaller.
	From: Anaxagoras (fragments/reports [c.460 BCE], B03), quoted by Gregory Vlastos - The Physical Theory of Anaxagoras II
	A reaction: Anaxagoras seems to be speaking of the physical world (and probably writing prior to the emergence of atomism, which could have been a rebellion against he current idea).