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In ZFC set theory (which most of modern maths is built upon). The natural numbers are defined as recursions of empty sets.

Ie. 0 = ∅ (the empty set)

1 = {∅} = {0}

2 = {∅, {∅}} etc…

  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Statistics is the art of folding emptiness until meaning is found. Mathematics discovers systems that existed before then and after them with no regard for who cares. Those volumes of values are immutable and silent.