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<p>Glen -</p>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Ha! I can't pardon the tone because the authority is simply wrong. Besides, asserting such things with no justification is not merely a tone.</pre>
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<p>Can you unpack that in the light of Euclid's definition of a
point, to whose authority I presume Frank was deferring/invoking.</p>
<p>I'm curious if this is a matter of dismissing/rejecting Euclid
and his definitions in this matter, or an alternative
interpretation of his text?</p>
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<p>αʹ. Σημεῖόν ἐστιν, οὗ μέρος οὐθέν. 1. A point is that of which
there is no part</p>
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<p>I'm always interested in creative alternative interpretations of
intention and meaning, but I'm not getting traction on this one
(yet?)</p>
<p>- Steve<br>
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