The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Foundations of Mathematics [R]’

Quote: 

If a sign is apt to represent many things, the option as to what single thing it shall be taken to represent may be reserved by the utterer of it, to whom it naturally belongs; in which case it may be said to be used vaguely, or not definitely.

Date: 
1904
References: 
MS [R] 9:2
Citation: 
‘Vague’ (pub. 21.08.17-09:09). 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-4.
Posted: 
Aug 21, 2017, 09:09 by Mats Bergman