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I don't think it applies here. With words you just end up with circular definitions. With math a circular definition is unacceptable, and that when the theorem

by ars 8y ago

I don't think it applies here. With words you just end up with circular definitions. With math a circular definition is unacceptable, and that when the theorem comes into play.

lutorm 8y ago
I would think circular definitions would be just as unacceptable with words.
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  They're not because we don't acquire language by definition of words (alone; sometimes at all; reading dictionaries comes along way down the road of language acquisition).