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Theaetetus
Yes, that is what we say.Stranger
But, most excellent men, how shall we define this participation which you attribute to both? Is it not that of which we were just speaking?Theaetetus
What is that?Stranger
A passive or active condition arising out of some power which is derived from a combination of elements. Possibly, Theaetetus, you do not hear their reply to this, but I hear it, perhaps, because I am used to them.Theaetetus
What is it, then, that they say?
Yes, that is what we say.Stranger
But, most excellent men, how shall we define this participation which you attribute to both? Is it not that of which we were just speaking?Theaetetus
What is that?Stranger
A passive or active condition arising out of some power which is derived from a combination of elements. Possibly, Theaetetus, you do not hear their reply to this, but I hear it, perhaps, because I am used to them.Theaetetus
What is it, then, that they say?