numbers, law of large See BERNOULLI 's THEOREM.

number theory See PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS.

Numenius of Apamea (fl. mid-second century . .), Greek Platonist philosopher of neo- Pythagorean tendencies. Very...

numerical identity See IDENTITY.

nung chia See HSÜ HSING.

Nussbaum Martha C(raven) (b.1947), American philosopher, classicist, and public intellectual with...

Nyaya-Vaishesika one of the orthodox schools of Hinduism. It holds that...