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Quote: mathematical definitions are names or abbreviations of speech to remove tedious drudgery

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Topic:
mathematics as a formal system
Topic:
abstraction
Topic:
names as abbreviations for descriptions

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[Salviati] Note here what sort of things mathematical … arranged and introduced in order to remove the … and presently feel until we call the [upper section of the] soupdish the "cylindrical razor."   Google-1   Google-2

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