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'Necessary Existents', 'Frege philosophy of mathematics' and 'The Metaphysics of Modality'
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / b. Types of number
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A prime number is one which is measured by a unit alone [Dummett]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / c. Priority of numbers
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Addition of quantities is prior to ordering, as shown in cyclic domains like angles [Dummett]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / a. Units
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A number is a multitude composed of units [Dummett]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / e. Counting by correlation
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We understand 'there are as many nuts as apples' as easily by pairing them as by counting them [Dummett]
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