‘Mathematics’ (pub. 29.08.14-09:06). 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-dyadics-simplest-possible-mathematics.
Quote:
Mathematics will here be understood to be the science which sets up hypotheses with a view to doing what it proceeds to do, namely, to deduce their consequences, and to study the methods of doing so.
Source:
Peirce, C. S. (1903 [c.]). On Dyadics: the Simplest Possible Mathematics. MS [R] 3.
URL:
http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-dyadics-simplest-possible-mathematics