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Re:How inevitable is the concept of numbers? by minikites on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @08:13PM (#27284525)
Nature counts all the time: tree rings, the angles of petals or leaves, the packing shapes for seeds.
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Re:How inevitable is the concept of numbers? by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:44AM (#27286453)
Venus flytraps even count the number of their spikes that were moved during a certain interval of time to know whether to close or stay open.
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