PM

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PM is the standard abbreviation for *Principia Mathematica*, the landmark three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics and logic by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
logic book
mathematics book
philosophical work
abbreviationOf Principia Mathematica
aim to derive large parts of mathematics from logical axioms
associatedWith logicism
author Alfred North Whitehead
Bertrand Russell
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
field logic
mathematics
philosophy
hasAbbreviation PM
hasEdition second edition
hasFamousResult derivation of 1+1=2
hasTopic cardinal numbers
ordinal numbers
predicate logic
propositional logic
set theory paradoxes
type theory
influenced analytic philosophy
formal logic
philosophy of mathematics
set theory
language English
mainSubject foundations of mathematics
mathematical logic
notableFor detailed derivations of basic arithmetic truths
formalization of large parts of arithmetic
use of symbolic logic notation
numberOfVolumes 3
partOf Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica
predecessor Gottlob Frege's logical works
publicationEndYear 1913
publicationStartYear 1910
publicationYear 1910
1912
1913
1925
publisher Cambridge University Press
timePeriod early 20th century
volume Volume I
Volume II
Volume III

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