logicism
[ loj-uh-siz-uhm ]
nounLogic, Mathematics.
the doctrine, developed chiefly by Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, that mathematics can be reduced to logic.
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Moreover, this doctrine of universal logicism teaches that when that which is perfect is come, imperfection shall be done away.
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British Dictionary definitions for logicism
logicism
/ (ˈlɒdʒɪˌsɪzəm) /
noun
the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be deduced from logic: Compare intuitionism, formalism
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