Gregory's sixth operation

DOI10.1007/S10699-016-9512-9zbMath1398.01052arXiv1612.05944OpenAlexW3100766449MaRDI QIDQ1616113

Tiziana Bascelli, David Sherry, David M. Schaps, Tahl Nowik, Piotr Błaszczyk, Mikhail G. Katz, Karin Usadi Katz, Kanovei, Vladimir, Semen S. Kutateladze

Publication date: 31 October 2018

Published in: Foundations of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.05944

zbMATH Keywords

convergenceinfinite numberGregory's sixth operationlaw of continuitytranscendental law of homogeneity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) Historiography (01A85)

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