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Principia mathematica, vol. 1 (of 3)

*41. THE PRODUCT AND SUM OF A CLASS OF RELATIONS.

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Whitehead, Alfred North and Russell, Bertrand
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The propositions to be given in this number, down to *41·3 exclusive, are the analogues of those of *40, excluding those from *40·3 onwards, which have no analogues. Proofs will not be given, in this number, when they are exactly analogous to those of propositions with the same decimal part in *40. The smaller importance of and , as compared with and , is illustrated by the smaller number of propositions in *41 as compared with *40.
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Of the propositions preceding *41·3, which are analogues of propositions in *40, the only two that are frequently used are
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Of the remaining propositions of this number, which have no analogues in *40, the most important are *41·43·44·45, namely These propositions are constantly required in the theory of selections (Part II, Section D) and in relation-arithmetic. Most of the other propositions of this number are used only once or not at all.

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Principia mathematica, vol. 1 (of 3), Project Gutenberg eBook #78050

*40. PRODUCTS AND SUMS OF CLASSES OF CLASSES. *42. MISCELLANEOUS PROPOSITIONS.