Complete sentences solve a lot of problems. 2 + 2 = 4 Assuming I start by observ

Complete sentences solve a lot of problems.

2 + 2 = 4

Assuming I start by observing two of something identical, and I add two more of that same thing to my observation, I will observe a total of four of the same thing; where the names 2(two) and 4(four) refer to positional names of quantities specified by the system of positional naming.

Numbers consist of operationally constructed positional names, corresponding to some quantity of some consistent category.