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…in number, weight, and measure; and to prevent one thing from coinciding with another, they must be distinguished from each other by degrees. Therefore, everything is arranged between the maximum and the minimum of contraction, so that in them, any degree of greater or lesser contraction can be given, except for progress towards infinity, which is…
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