Глава XVIII. Сходства и различия пяти названий
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It should be noted that the five names are similar to each other in that they all refer to many objects. They differ from each other in that genus refers to many objects that differ from each other in appearance, and answers the question: what is an object? the form is expressed about many objects that differ in number, and answers the question: what is an object? difference and accident speak about many objects that differ from each other in appearance and answer the question: what is the object? the property affects many objects that differ from each other in numerical order, i.e. speaks about one species and its subordinate individuals, and answers the question: what is the subject? Difference differs from accident in that difference is an essential quality, i.e. is a part that is subject to the substance, while accident is not a part of the substance, but its inessential quality.
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