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    Challenges→The platonist/fictionalist semantic theory is better than other semantic theories of mathematical discourse

    The existence of multiple intention-consistent semantic theories defeats the argument's uniqueness claim without requiring rejection of any individual datum about mathematical practice.

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    Datum (plural: data)(as something that must be accounted for in theories about time)
    A basic fact or piece of information that we can observe or experience directly.
    Intention-consistent(describes theories that align with a particular goal)
    When something matches up with or supports what someone is trying to accomplish or prove.
    Mathematical practice(describes how mathematics develops historically)
    The actual work mathematicians do—developing new ideas, proving theorems, and building on existing knowledge over time.
    Semantic theories(theories that deal with meaning)
    Theories that explain how language and symbols get their meaning and how they connect to the real world.
    uniqueness claim(as used in logic and philosophy of language)

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