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Term: 
Mathematics
Quote: 

…the proper definition of mathematics is that it is the study of the substances of hypotheses, which it first frames and then traces to their consequences.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1895 [c.]). On Quantity, with special reference to Collectional and Mathematical Infinity. MS [R] 14.
References: 
MS [R] 14:3
Date of Quote: 
1895 [c.]
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