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英文原文
&erM。Higgins
Numbers
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Preface
Thepurposeofthislittlebookistoexplain，iwillbefamiliartoeveryoarethevariouskindsofariseandhowtheybehave。Numbersallowparisoweenallmahings，ahandingofnumberswouldbelostinthemodernwsnumericalaretheretogreetusateveryturn。Weshouldrealizehoitetheirfamiliarity，numbershavenophysicalexisteherareabstrasthatweelitheworldwefindourselvesin。Todevelopaclearpictureofhowtheyoperate，itissometimesbettertosiderthemintheirht，withoutreferehingelse。
ThisShortIntroduotarefresherarithmetiorwillthatmuchbesaidooryoftheem。Ratheritspurposeistoexplaihemselvesandthekiheyexhibit。Aglaofchaptersrevealsthatthefirstpartofthebookdealsmainlywithordinaryumbers，whileinthesedhalfwegobeyondthat。Byexplnaturalproblemsthatariseinerdseedtofreelyperformcalseventuallyhastakenus，bystages，intothearenaofthebers，whichistheprinderlyingframeworkformosters。Thismaysoundalittledauntiassured，thehardworkhasalreadybeendoneforyou。
Themoderemdidousgift-edbutratherhasdevelopedovermauries。Therewerelongperiodsof，whichhadtworootcauses。Thefirstwasthelaeffitresentthehatwouldalloulatethem。Thesed，whichwasrelatedtothefirst，hilosophiizierpretationsofvariousypesatheyaremeaningful。Nowadayswearemuchmoresureofourselveswhewedoanddon'toworryaboutwhehnumbers，makingitpossibletogiveapletepiberworldiatlikethisoisnottosaythatallmysteryhasvanished–farfromit，asyouwilldiscoverasyoureadon。
&erM。Higgins
Cland，2011
