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Gnomon - time to move on Started conversation Mar 2, 2006
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This entry is going to need a lot of links added to it. At the moment, it doesn't have even a single one! But that's another day's work.
I have made the following changes and corrections to this Entry.
things so small than atoms --> things as small as atoms
Russel's Antinomy --> Russell's Antinomy
Footnote added explaining word Antinomy:
An antinomy is a contradiction between two principles that both appear to be valid.
The Relevancy of Mathematics --> The Relevance of Mathematics
in similar way to --> in a similar way to
This sentence needs to be re-written, but I don't understand it:
"However, the basis upon which the real world uses of mathematics is often seen as eroding away."
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be grateful.
G
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