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Furthermore, equality exists between one accident In medieval philosophy, an "accident" is a property or quality of a thing that is not essential to its nature, such as its color or size. and another accident: for example, magnitude size or greatness stands as equally "good" under the principle of goodness as goodness stands as equally "great" under the principle of magnitude. This same logic holds in its own way regarding action and passion the act of doing versus the state of being acted upon, time and place, and other similar categories.

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Next, there are other degrees, such as those that are "minor" or lesser than others: for instance, substances that have their being through a "secondary intention" a logical concept or mental construct are lesser than those that exist through a "primary intention" real, physical existence. Just as a horse categorized under the letter "A" In Llull's system, 'A' often represents God or the primordial principles. and under the "first A" are lesser in the end than those under the "A" of a human being existing in a state of sin. A person in sin is "lesser" by reason of that sin than the quantity of that same person would be if they existed in a state of virtue; likewise, quantity is "lesser" than the substance to which it belongs, and this is by reason of its measured nature. There is also a state of minority between one accident and another: for example, in a person of a "choleric" temperament In the medieval theory of the four humors, a choleric person was thought to be dominated by yellow bile, making them hot and dry., coldness exists in a smaller quantity than heat. The same logic applies to all things similar to these.

By many of the aforementioned reasons and methods placed upon H, I, and K H, I, and K are the symbolic notations for Majority, Equality, and Minority in Llull's logic. and joined in the mixtures of H, I, and K, the specific particulars being sought and investigated appear and shine forth under the logic of majority, equality, and minority. This occurs to such an extent that the human intellect perceives and reaches the majorities, equalities, and minorities that reside secretly or hidden within natural and artificial things or beings.

Concerning the Third Figure, which is:

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This Figure is composed of the First and Second Figures The Third Figure is a chart or table that combines the principles from the previous figures into pairs., and it contains within itself 36 cells original: "cameras," literally "chambers" or compartments in a logic table., as is clearly visible. In that first cell is the combination of B and C; the next is B and D, and so on in succession? through the order. Each of these cells contains eight parts. For example, the cell B C contains Goodness, the Divine, the first Rule, and the first Question under the reasoning of the letter B. Likewise, it contains Greatness, Concordance, the second Rule, and the second Question under the reasoning of the letter C. The same follows in its own way for the other cells. Therefore, each of these cells is a universal tool for investigating all particulars that are sought; indeed, through the practice of this part of the Art, those particulars shine forth and appear within the cell itself. There are three methods of investigating particulars through this Figure. The first method is by descending from one cell into another: for example, from cell B C to cell B D, and so on, all the way to cell B K. The second method is by ascending from one cell to another cell: for example, from the cell...