re: Define “five” without using the word “five” or another number

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Yes, five exists even if fingers on hands do not, and yet the fingers on a hand are still a physical manifestation of five.

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I am a physical manifestation of a man, but I am not the definition of “man.”

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Much of how we explain intangible concepts like numbers is done by finding their inherent representation in tangible items. You can semantically argue all day whether or not this truly "defines" the number, but it is a true representation of the quantitative concept.

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It’s not semantics. You provided an example of something that consists of 5 things when I asked you to define what 5 actually is without using 5.