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		mrfox321 on May 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How inevitable is the concept of numbers? Shouldn't language predate money? Language or cave paintings or whatever, use discrete symbols to describe physical reality

hyperpallium2 on May 26, 2021 [–]

Interesting! You can have 1:1 between symbols and objects, i.e. without generalization.

Sidenote: the oldest writing found (so far) is of accounting...

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