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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter

6.021 explained

A number is defined as the exponent of an operation, linking arithmetic to the general form of operations.

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A number is defined as the exponent of an operation, linking arithmetic to the general form of operations.

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  • “A number is the exponent of an operation.”

    A number represents how many times an operation is applied.

    Defines numbers in terms of operation iteration.