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Dedekind: The Nature and Meaning of Numbers

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Logic, foundations and set theory · THEOREM

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What changed

Constructed arithmetic from simply infinite systems, induction and recursive definition.

Scientific scope

The record is Dedekind's sole-author 1888 monograph. It does not absorb Dedekind cuts, Peano's later axiomatization, all structuralism or every modern set-theoretic reconstruction of arithmetic.

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The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is Dedekind's sole-author 1888 monograph. It does not absorb Dedekind cuts, Peano's later axiomatization, all structuralism or every modern set-theoretic reconstruction of arithmetic.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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