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On variables in mathematics and in natural science
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 5 (18):134-142 (1954)
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Attempting to answer the question "what is a variable?," menger discusses the following topics: (1) numerical variables and variables in the sense of the logicians, (2) variable quantities, (3) scientific variable quantities, (4) functions, And (5) variable quantities and functions in pure and applied analysis. (staff)Links
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