divisibility

[ dih-viz-uh-bil-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

1635–45; < Late Latin dīvīsibil ( is ) divisible + -ity

If we examine the animal kingdom, we shall discover still further proofs of the infinite divisibility of matter.

But I remember that the Captain warned me against attributing to mind extension or divisibility or any property of matter.

Again, the infinite divisibility of matter was assumed by the argument which was used to prove it, viz.

It is of no avail to take refuge in the notion of the infinite divisibility of matter.

But what has intellect to do with the divisibility of matter?

April 18, 2024petrichor

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