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A fact from Science Without Numbers appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 June 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the book Science Without Numbers argues that numbers are just useful fictions?

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The result was: promoted by History6042 talk 22:53, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the book Science Without Numbers argues that numbers are just useful fictions?

Source: doi:10.1093/philmat/nkn026: "Field ... does not accept any mathematical statements, applied or otherwise, as true; instead he regards mathematics as a useful fiction."

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Created by Shapeyness (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Shapeyness (talk) 12:04, 11 June 2025 (UTC).[reply]

will review this one. Artem.G (talk) 13:57, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article is long enough, new enough, well-sourced, and free of copyvio. The hook is interesting. Qpq is not required. Happy to approve it!

You probably know about it, but quick googling led me to this book by Charles Chihara, with the whole 30+ page chapter devoted to the book [1]. Artem.G (talk) 18:30, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I had a few Chihara sources on my list already but not that one yet

Shapeyness (talk) 22:04, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]