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Quote: a numeral, an R-value expression, is the written representation of a number, an abstract object; only the single digits are also names

QuoteRef: straC8_1967 , p. 16



Topic:
value as an abstraction
Group:
naming
Topic:
number representation

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We use the word 'number' for the abstract … [We] regard numerals as R-value expressions written according … '2 x 10^2 + 5 x 10 + … [p. 17] With this interpretation the only numerals which … R-value.   Google-1   Google-2

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