logicism
The doctrine that mathematics is a branch of logic in that some or all mathematics is reducible to logic.
Noun
- The doctrine that mathematics is a branch of logic in that some or all mathematics is reducible to logic.
Origin
Etymology tree English logic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English logicism From logic + -ism.