‘Mathematics’ (pub. 11.09.14-10:35). 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-quantity-special-reference-collectional-and-mathematical-infinity-2.
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.
URL:
http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-quantity-special-reference-collectional-and-mathematical-infinity-2