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<p>Added two &#039;definitions&#039;.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> == Sortal ==<br /> <br /> :1. [Linguistics Philosophy] Denoting or relating to a term representing a semantic feature that applies to an entity as long as it exists, classifying it as being of a particular kind. (https://www.lexico.com/definition/sortal)<br /> <br /> :2. [Philosophy] The three main ideas are that a sortal<br /> :: i. tells us what the essence of a thing is<br /> :: ii. tells us how to count things of that kind, which requires knowing which things are different and which are the same<br /> :: iii. tells us when something continues to exist, and when it goes out of existence<br /> :: (Grandy, Richard E., &quot;Sortals&quot;, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/sortals/)</div>

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