Mathematical nominalism and measurement

DOI10.1093/PHILMAT/NKP010MaRDI QIDQ4930169zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Davide Rizza

Publication date 28 September 2010

Published in Philosophia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1093/philmat/nkp010

zbMATH Keywords

applicability of mathematicsapplicability of mathematics to measurementmathematical nominalism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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