7 ideas
| 17611 | We want the essence of continuity, by showing its origin in arithmetic [Dedekind] |
| 10572 | A cut between rational numbers creates and defines an irrational number [Dedekind] |
| 17612 | Arithmetic is just the consequence of counting, which is the successor operation [Dedekind] |
| 18087 | If x changes by less and less, it must approach a limit [Dedekind] |
| 13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
| 3291 | Emergent properties appear at high levels of complexity, but aren't explainable by the lower levels [Nagel] |
| 3290 | Given the nature of heat and of water, it is literally impossible for water not to boil at the right heat [Nagel] |