An Analysis of Magnitudes and Numbers in Euclid’s Elements (822 words, 2 pages)
Proportions of Numbers and Magnitudes In the Elements, Euclid devotes a book to magnitudes (Five), and he devotes a book to numbers (Seven). Both magnitudes and numbers represent quantity, however magnitude is continuous while number is discrete. That is, numbers are composed of units which can be used to divide ...
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