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    Challenges→The simultaneous replacement of multiple ideas in a proposition yields a uniquely determined variant proposition

    Frege's context principle holds that words have meaning only in the context of a proposition, so replacing multiple ideas simultaneously may alter the semantic context each replacement operates within.

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    Key Terms

    Frege(as a major historical figure in philosophy)
    Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) was a German logician and philosopher who founded modern logic and did groundbreaking work on how language relates to meaning and existence.
    Semantic context(as what gets altered when you make replacements in a statement)
    The surrounding meaning and situation that affects how a word or phrase should be understood—basically, all the other words and ideas around it that shape what it means.
    context principle(Frege's methodological principle invoked to reframe how numbers can be epistemically accessible)
    Words have meaning only in the context of a proposition, not in isolation
    proposition(Used in the context of a semantic theory sensitive to differences in subject matter.)
    The content expressed by a sentence, individuated at least in part by the subject matter of the sentence and the contents of its subsentential expressions.

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