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From: Christian Piccardi
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 00:00

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On Sat, 17 Oct 1998 newhov@my-dejanews.com wrote:

> > >"Is mathematics a language?"
> 
>      Yes. (Because it affects the behavior of others.)
> 
NO. Concepts of mathematics are transported to others by using
language, but are not a language themselves.
If so every branch of science would have to be considered
a language and in physics for example every natural law would,
following your interpretation, be a subset of a language.

Christian

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From: Christian Piccardi <piccardi@dbai.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject: Re: What is language? A summary ...
Date: 1998/10/18
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