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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics
In mathematic we are ignorant of both subject-matter and truth [Russell]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / m. One
For Pythagoreans 'one' is not a number, but the foundation of numbers [Pythagoras, by Watson]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / b. Mark of the infinite
A collection is infinite if you can remove some terms without diminishing its number [Russell]