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…all have circular definitions.
It's all horseshit, if you try to define them you run into the issue that words like "real" or "exist" have different meanings in different philosophical or everyday contexts.

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But these developments are still based on the foundational concepts of logic that existed long before the emergence of analytical philosophy.

Also, the constant repetition of questions like defining "exist" or "real" is a 'begging the question fallacy', as said words... pic.x.com/ljmpowexud
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In a scientific context, "real" is something that can be empirically measured or observed.

In a mathematical context, "exist" refers to the existence of a number or solution that satisfies an equation.
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