Re: Numbers

From: George Cox (george_coxanti_at_spambtinternet.com.invalid)
Date: 12/31/04


Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 04:08:08 +0000 (UTC)

Max Mustermann wrote:
>
> Is mathematics a natural language?

Mathematics is an artificial language with a consequence relation on
it. Is there anymore to it than that?



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