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quote:thus-beyond-all-questions-of-quantity-there-lie-questions-of-pattern-which-are-essential-for-the-understanding-of-nature"Thus, beyond all questions of quantity there lie questions of pattern, which are essential for the understanding of Nature."
Epigraph opening §3, anchoring the paper's focus on pattern over mere quantity.
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