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Term: 
Index
Quote: 

[Indices are] signs which represent their objects by virtue of being connected with them in fact, although this fact be but the actual occurrence of a thought. [—] The denotation of an index is essentially singular.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1908 [c.]). A Neglected Argument for the Reality of God (G). MS [R] 842.
References: 
MS [R] 842:32
Date of Quote: 
1908 [c.]
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