SUBSTANCE, the subject to which we suppose qualities belong. Thus gold is the substance to which the qualities of ductility, yellowness, density, &c. belong. See METAPHYSICS, n° 145.
SUBSTANCE
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SUBSTANCE, the subject to which we suppose qualities belong. Thus gold is the substance to which the qualities of ductility, yellowness, density, &c. belong. See METAPHYSICS, n° 145.