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CHAPTER VI. THE INDIRECT METHOD OF INFERENCE.

I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.
ab C d EF
ab C d E f
ab C de F
ab C def
abc DEF
abc DE f
abc D e F
abc D ef
abcd EF
abcd E f
abcde F
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In a theoretical point of view we may conceive that the Logical Alphabet is infinitely extended. Every new quality or circumstance which can belong to an object, subdivides each combination or class, so that the number of such combinations, when unrestricted by logical conditions, is represented by an infinitely high power of two. The extremely rapid increase in the

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