Quote by: Gregory Bateson

Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a discontinuity between each integer and the next.


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  • NameGregory Bateson
  • DescriptionEnglish anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician and cyberneticist
  • BornMay 9, 1904
  • DiedJune 11, 1980
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; United States Of America
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Philosopher
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship