Year: 2011
Type: preprint
Abstract: The conventional definition of amount of substance n is as a quantity proportional to number of entities N. This implies that n is discrete for small N while n is considered to be continuous at the macroscopic scale, leading to a sorites paradox. A practical criterion is proposed for distinguishing between amount of substance and number of entities, and the implications for the conventional definition of amount of substance are discussed.
Source: Nature Precedings
Author: Nigel Wheatley
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2088223262