Those who say that existing things come from elements and that the first of existing things are the numbers, should have first distinguished the senses in which one thing comes from another, and then said in which sense number comes from its first principles.
Bestalde, diren guztiak osagaietatik sortzen direla eta diren guztietan lehenak zenbakiak direla esaten dutenek bereizi beharko lukete "zerbait beste zerbaitetik" zenbat modutan sortzen den, eta nola sortzen den zenbakia printzipioetatik.