The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Multitude (in mathematics)’

Quote: 

Multitude (in mathematics) [Lat. multitudo]: Ger. Mächtigkeit, Cardinalzahl; Fr. puissance; Ital. moltitudine. That relative character of a collection which makes it greater than some collections and less than others. A collection, say that of the A’s, is greater than another, say that of the B’s, if, and only if, it is impossible that there should be any relation r, such that every A stands in the relation r to a B to which no other A is in the relation r.

Date: 
1902
References: 
DPP 2:117; CP 3.626
Citation: 
‘Multitude’ (pub. 11.08.17-15:00). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-multitude-mathematics.
Posted: 
Aug 11, 2017, 15:00 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Aug 11, 2017, 15:01 by Mats Bergman