A powers-based account collapses the ontological distinction between determinates and determinables by reducing both to overlapping power-sets, eliminating the asymmetric dependence relation that inheritance requires.

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Asymmetric dependence relation(what inheritance creates and what the powers-based account eliminates): A one-way relationship where one thing depends on another, but not vice versa—like how a specific color (red) depends on the general category (color), but the general category doesn't depend on that specific color.
Determinates(metaphysics/ontology): Specific, concrete instances or examples of something—like 'red' and 'blue' are determinates because they're particular colors rather than the general concept of color itself.
Inheritance(the relationship that requires asymmetric dependence): In philosophy, the idea that specific properties get their characteristics from more general categories—like how a specific shade of red inherits features from the general concept of color.
Ontological: "Ontological" refers to questions about what actually exists or is real. It's concerned with the fundamental nature of being—asking "What kinds of things are there?" rather than "How do we know about them?" For example, an ontological question might be whether numbers, ideas, or God actually exist as real things, or if they're just human inventions.

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