Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of the infinite in the direction of increase, in the sense of the untraceable. In point of fact they do not need the infinite and do not use it. They postula

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This quote suggests that the idea of "infinity" is not essential or used by mathematicians in their work. It states that by disproving the actual existence of the infinite in an untraceable direction, it does not strip mathematicians of their scientific approach. The quote asserts that mathematicians do not rely on or require the concept of unlimited or unboundedness in their theories and instead work with postulates and concepts that do not involve infinity.

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