Ideas from 'Letters to Samuel Masson' by Gottfried Leibniz [1716], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Philosophical Essays' by Leibniz,Gottfried (ed/tr Arlew,R /Garber,D) [Hackett 1989,0-87220-062-0]].
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite
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I don't admit infinite numbers, and consider infinitesimals to be useful fictions
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