Naturally, then, problems and propositions are equal in number: for
out of every proposition you will make a problem if you change the
turn of the phrase.
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We must now say what are 'definition', 'property', 'genus', and
'accident'. A 'definition' is a phrase signifying a thing's essence.
It is rendered in the form either of a phrase in lieu of a term, or of
a phrase in lieu of another phrase; for it is sometimes possible to
define the meaning of a phrase as well. People whose rendering
consists of a term only, try it as they may, clearly do not render the
definition of the thing in question, because a definition is always
a phrase of a certain kind. One may, however, use the word
'definitory' also of such a remark as 'The "becoming" is "beautiful"',
and likewise also of the question, 'Are sensation and knowledge the
same or different?', for argument about definitions is mostly
concerned with questions of sameness and difference. In a word we
may call 'definitory' everything that falls under the same branch of
inquiry as definitions; and that all the above-mentioned examples
are of this character is clear on the face of them.
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