On the Concepts of Function and Dependence

This paper briefly traces the evolution of the function concept until its modern settheoretic definition, and then investigates its relationship to the pre-formal notion of variable dependence. I shall argue that the common association of pre-formal dependence with the modern function concept is mi...

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Main Author: André Bazzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2015-09-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/35580
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