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91

Parmenides

But inasmuch as the one is in the others, the It will be of more measures than those things others will be greater than the one, because they which it exceeds, and of as many parts as mea-contain the one, which will be less than the oth-sures; and so with that to which it is equal, and ers, because it is contained in them; and inas-that than which it is less.

much as the others are in the one, the one on True.

the same principle will be greater than the oth-And being greater and less than itself, and ers, and the others less than the one.

equal to itself, it will be of equal measures with True.

itself and of more and fewer measures than it-The one, then, will be equal to and greater and self; and if of measures then also of parts?

less than itself and the others?

It will.

Clearly.

And being of equal parts with itself, it will be And if it be greater and less and equal, it will numerically equal to itself; and being of more be of equal and more and less measures or divi-parts, more, and being of less, less than itself?

sions than itself and the others, and if of mea-Certainly.

sures, also of parts?

And the same will hold of its relation to other Of course.

things; inasmuch as it is greater than them, it And if of equal and more and less measures or will be more in number than them; and inasmuch divisions, it will be in number more or less than as it is smaller, it will be less in number; and in-itself and the others, and likewise equal in num-asmuch as it is equal in size to other things, it ber to itself and to the others?

will be equal to them in number.

How is that?

Certainly.