What are numbers? Part-1 This is not something I have chosen to write to show I think philosophy or 'larger questions of life' etc. I am merely sharing some confusion and discomfort I have with my understanding of numbers. To me, understanding numbers is a scientific problem and is important. I say so with some resolve because I think, numbers as we know today are incomplete. So throwing out my current understanding will follow. You will see how scientific or otherwise, it is. I will take two practical approaches to understanding numbers. I am not interested in whether the number is a concept or a thing etc. What numbers do, explains a lot more. So the two approaches are: Enumerate what property numbers help denote. Assume numbers are incomplete and verify if consequences explain inabilities of numbers as we know today. What do numbers help denote? Numbers help count . What does 0.75 Mango mean then? Numbers help measure ...
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