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- Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Things are defined by what they are, not what they are not.
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Re: Things are defined by what they are, not what they are not.
In mathematics, a great many things are defined by what they are not. The set of irrational numbers defined as not rational. A point defined as that which has no part. any logic statement that uses not i.e p -> !q and so on ... In math, there are many mutually exclusive concepts, where one concept i...