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Term: 
Proposition
Quote: 

A sign which separately specifies what object is represents is a proposition; and a mere icon cannot do this. An index may; as a weather-cock does.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1904). On the Foundations of Mathematics. MS [R] 8.
References: 
MS [R] 8:4
Date of Quote: 
1904
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