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... means " to finger " , 95 and , corresponding to this process of " fingering , " we find that the word for five means " hand , " the fingers of one hand having been counted . " Eight " is designated by “ just the third " ( i.e. , the ...
... means " to finger " , 95 and , corresponding to this process of " fingering , " we find that the word for five means " hand , " the fingers of one hand having been counted . " Eight " is designated by “ just the third " ( i.e. , the ...
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... means " one man " ; and , significantly enough , " many , " literally translated , means " land packed full of crows . " While " ten " seems to be compounded of " hand " and the dual , and is therefore best explained as " two hands ...
... means " one man " ; and , significantly enough , " many , " literally translated , means " land packed full of crows . " While " ten " seems to be compounded of " hand " and the dual , and is therefore best explained as " two hands ...
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... means : beginning with " zero , " count " one " ; and 1 + 1 means : beginning with " zero , " count " one " and then , beginning with the first " one , " count another " one . " On the same basis , I + I = 2 means that to count " one ...
... means : beginning with " zero , " count " one " ; and 1 + 1 means : beginning with " zero , " count " one " and then , beginning with the first " one , " count another " one . " On the same basis , I + I = 2 means that to count " one ...
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and Empirical Elements in Experience | 21 |
THE DISPUTES OVER SPACE AND TIME | 49 |
THE WORLD ABOUT US AND ITS INTERPRETATION | 77 |
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