Abstractive
having the power of .
pertaining to an or summary.
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an abstractive set which satisfies this condition is thus an abstractive set composed wholly of durations.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
accordingly an event-particle could cover no other abstractive element.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
according to my own theory it only differentiates itself from time at a somewhat developed stage of the abstractive process.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
let σ be the name of any condition which some abstractive sets fulfil.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
it is evident that—with this meaning of σ—every abstractive set equal to a σ-prime is itself a σ-prime.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
there are cl-sses of these abstractive elements which are of great importance.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
a station can also be defined in the character of an abstractive element.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
the book contains an intellectualist, static, determinist, abstractive trend.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 15, slice 4 various
then the group of all the σ-primes is the abstractive element which is -ssociated with the given solid.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
thus an abstractive set is effectively the ent-ty meant when we consider an instant of time without temporal extension.
the concept of nature alfred north whitehead
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