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‘General’ (pub. 21.08.17-12:23). 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-foundations-mathematics-r-10.
Term: 
General
Quote: 

If a sign allows a latitude of choice to the interpreter, within certain limits and in certain respects, as to what its object or meaning shall be regarded as being, it may be called general, or non-individual.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1904). Foundations of Mathematics [R]. MS [R] 11.
References: 
MS [R] 11:1-2
Date of Quote: 
1904
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