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What's the minimum number of words you'd need to d...
I don't think it applies here. With words you just end up with circular definitions.
With math a circular definition is unacceptable, and that when the theorem comes into play.
lutorm
on March 7, 2019
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I would think circular definitions would be just as unacceptable with words.
pbhjpbhj
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They're not because we don't acquire language by definition of words (alone; sometimes at all; reading dictionaries comes along way down the road of language acquisition).
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With math a circular definition is unacceptable, and that when the theorem comes into play.