ultraintuitionism
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Intuitionism — This article is about Intuitionism in mathematics and philosophical logic. For other uses, see Ethical intuitionism. In the philosophy of mathematics, intuitionism, or neointuitionism (opposed to preintuitionism), is an approach to mathematics as … Wikipedia
Ultrafinitism — In the philosophy of mathematics, ultrafinitism, or ultraintuitionism, is a form of finitism.Ultrafinitists deny the existence of the infinite set N of natural numbers, on the grounds that it can never be completed.In addition, ultrafinitists are … Wikipedia
Finitism — In the philosophy of mathematics, finitism is an extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps. In her book Philosophy of Set… … Wikipedia
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List of belief systems — Below are words that designate a set or subset of beliefs. This includes dispositional beliefs.Many, but not all, of these words end with the suffix –ism . Words like magnetism , prism , and schism , are not included, because they do not… … Wikipedia
ultrafinitism — noun A form of finitism that is even more extreme in that it denies those constructs whose construction cannot be physically performed (such as a number that no human could have time to calculate). Syn: ultraintuitionism … Wiktionary
ultraintuitionist — noun A proponent of ultraintuitionism; an ultrafinitist … Wiktionary
