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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / a. Units

9147	Number cannot be defined as addition of ones, since that needs the number; it is a single act of abstraction [Fine,K on Leibniz]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / j. Infinite divisibility

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The continuum is not divided like sand, but folded like paper [Leibniz, by Arthur,R]

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

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Nature uses the infinite everywhere [Leibniz]

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A tangent is a line connecting two points on a curve that are infinitely close together [Leibniz]