<p>I propose to assign to all logical terms, numbers; to an absolute term, the number of individuals it denotes; to a relative term, the average number of things so related to one individual.</p>
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<p>I propose to assign to all logical terms, numbers; to an absolute term, the number of individuals it denotes; to a relative term, the average number of things so related to one individual. Thus in a universe of perfect men (''men''), the number of "tooth of" would be 32. The number of a relative with two correlates would be the average number of things so related to a pair of individuals; and so on for relatives of higher numbers of correlates. I propose to denote the number of a logical term by enclosing the term in square brackets, thus, <math>[t].\!</math></p>
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<p>Thus in a universe of perfect men (''men''), the number of "tooth of" would be 32.</p>
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<p>(Peirce, CP 3.65).</p>
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<p>The number of a relative with two correlates would be the average number of things so related to a pair of individuals; and so on for relatives of higher numbers of correlates.</p>
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<p>I propose to denote the number of a logical term by enclosing the term in square brackets, thus [''t'']. (Peirce, CP 3.65).</p>