[FOM] Which is clearer, "integer" or "symbol"?

MELVYN NATHANSON MELVYN.NATHANSON at lehman.cuny.edu
Sun Jan 2 19:57:14 EST 2011


Tim,

You wrote, "So to recap my question...is it just me, or has there really been a sociological shift over the past several decades?"

I think it's just you.  Everyone, even infants, understands one, two, three,..., but what's a symbol?

Mel Nathanson


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