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Quote: a whole is one concept made of subparts with something in common; can be enumerated

topics > all references > references i-l > QuoteRef: leibGW_1666 , p. 73 [G., IV, 32-33]



Topic:
abstraction by common attributes
Topic:
number as a progression for counting and 1-1 relations
Topic:
continuum in mathematics
Topic:
infinity and infinitesimal

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4. Postulate. Any number of things whatever may … The concept of parts is this: given a … is inconvenient or impossible to enumerate all of … in our reasoning, to make the expression shorter. … can understand what is true of all, since … [p. 74] 8. Axiom 4. Every body whatsoever has …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: every body has an infinite number of parts; i.e., the continuum is infinitely divisible

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