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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / c. Priority of numbers

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One is prior to two, because its existence is implied by two [Aristotle]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers

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Parts of a line join at a point, so it is continuous [Aristotle]

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

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Values that approach zero, becoming less than any quantity, are 'infinitesimals' [Cauchy]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits

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When successive variable values approach a fixed value, that is its 'limit' [Cauchy]