Quote: a non-linguistic writing system allows a formal language in which signs are independent of the signified objects; e.g., decimal numbers and Leibniz's characteres

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This independence of the signs from the signified … of writing. … This writing - it is well known under … may spell out a formalistic expression, but we … Leibniz called such graphical signs … "characteres". Characters are of permanent material stability, with … The prominent example … is the decimal numeral system.   Google-1   Google-2

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