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It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the…

Quote byGeorge Boole · 1815–1864

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: An Investigation of the Laws of Thought (1854), p. 12; Cited in: Alexander Bain (1870) Logic, p. 191.

English (original)

It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.

— George Boole

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