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... language . His- tory of science attests that expression in ordinary language often preceded mathematical formulation , i.e. , invention of an algo- rithm . Examples come easily to mind : the evolution from count- ing in words to Roman ...
... language . His- tory of science attests that expression in ordinary language often preceded mathematical formulation , i.e. , invention of an algo- rithm . Examples come easily to mind : the evolution from count- ing in words to Roman ...
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... languages . Can statements in languages like Nootka or Hopi be rendered by the usual logistic notation , or is the latter itself a formalization of the structure of Indo - European language ? It appears that this important subject has ...
... languages . Can statements in languages like Nootka or Hopi be rendered by the usual logistic notation , or is the latter itself a formalization of the structure of Indo - European language ? It appears that this important subject has ...
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... language and world view is not unidirectional but reciprocal , a fact which perhaps was not made sufficiently clear by Whorf . The structure of language seems to determine which traits of reality are abstracted and hence what form the ...
... language and world view is not unidirectional but reciprocal , a fact which perhaps was not made sufficiently clear by Whorf . The structure of language seems to determine which traits of reality are abstracted and hence what form the ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
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