§146
Wittgenstein points to a temptation to say that understanding is a state from which correct application flows. Considering that there is no clear criterion - no number that they must be able to continue up to (§145) - we might be tempted to say that it isn't the application that counts but the underlying state.
Wittgenstein says that just because we could imagine someone going on differently the application is still a criterion of understanding.
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