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Re:How inevitable is the concept of numbers? by function_seven on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:13AM (#27286239)
Is this the spoken form of a Church Numeral or something?
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Re:How inevitable is the concept of numbers? by lisper on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:30AM (#27286360)
Yes. Exactly. (You could also see it as a rendering of some of the Peano axioms.)
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