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If you want to do math, you need some basic definitions, concepts, and motivations. Once philosophy has provided those, then you can start quantifying and proving theorems. See the history of economics, for instance.
Philosophy has never provided the basic definitions, concepts, or even motivations for math. The historical influence was the other way around: The successful use of math inspired the invention of philosophy as a rational discipline.
Mathematical logic grew out of the philosophical analysis of arguments. Mathematically rigorous analysis and calculus grew out of the concepts of motion and speed used in understanding physics ("natural philosophy"), which itself grew out of philosophy. Probability and statistics, as applied to controlled studies, grew out of the philosophy leading to the scientific method.