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Is 1+1=2 an empirical proposition?

arXiv:1604.05962

Abstract

The idea of meaning as use in language is explored in a mathematical and physical context. Two possible scenarios of further analysis are presented: Ordinal arithmetic and String theory.

Submitted to the 2015 FQXi Essay Contest "Trick or Truth: the Mysterious Connection Between Physics and Mathematics"

Is 1+1=2 an empirical proposition? · wovepaper