The importance of mathematical conceptualisation

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 507-533

  Corfield, David ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptualisation; Importance; Mathematics; Naturalness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041819696     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-3681(01)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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