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    Supports→Mereo-locational principles presuppose substantive commitments about the nature of space, time, or spacetime that are independent controversies.

    Different spatial theories (Euclidean vs. curved spacetime, discrete vs. continuous space) yield different answers about whether parts can overlap or how wholes relate to spatial regions.

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    Curved spacetime(as a key concept in General Relativity)
    The idea that space and time aren't flat and independent—instead, they're woven together and actually bend and curve around heavy objects like planets and stars.
    Euclidean geometry(as the standard geometric system for comparison)
    The familiar geometry taught in most schools, based on flat surfaces where parallel lines never meet and the angles in a triangle always add up to 180 degrees.
    Parts and wholes(as used in metaphysics)
    The relationship between individual pieces (parts) and the complete object they make up (the whole); for example, a wheel is a part of a car, which is the whole.
    Spatial region(in understanding how wholes relate to space)
    A specific area or volume of space, like 'the corner of this room' or 'the space inside this box.'

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    Spatial theory(as the general category being discussed)
    A philosophical or scientific framework that explains what space is like and how it works—for example, whether it's flat or curved, continuous or made of separate pieces.
    continuous space(Islamic theological debate on the structure of space)
    Space as an open continuous expanse, not composed of discrete cells.
    discrete space(Islamic theological debate on the structure of space)
    Space constituted out of exactly fitting atom-sized cells.
    overlap(used in spatial philosophy)
    When two spaces or regions share some of the same area or coordinates.

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