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Ideas for 'Thinking About Mathematics', 'The Laws of Thought' and 'Rules for the Direction of the Mind'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / b. Types of number

8763	The number 3 is presumably identical as a natural, an integer, a rational, a real, and complex [Shapiro]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / h. Reals from Cauchy

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Cauchy gave a formal definition of a converging sequence. [Shapiro]

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

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Unity is something shared by many things, so in that respect they are equals [Descartes]

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I can only see the proportion of two to three if there is a common measure - their unity [Descartes]