Is 1+1=2 an empirical proposition?
History and Philosophy of Physics
2016-04-21 v1
Abstract
The idea of meaning as use in language is explored in a mathematical and physical context. Two possible scenarios of further analysis are presented: Ordinal arithmetic and String theory.
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@article{arxiv.1604.05962,
title = {Is 1+1=2 an empirical proposition?},
author = {Yafet Sanchez Sanchez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.05962},
year = {2016}
}
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Submitted to the 2015 FQXi Essay Contest "Trick or Truth: the Mysterious Connection Between Physics and Mathematics"