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    If red contributes content that scarlet alone does not supply, red partially determines the qualitative character of scarlet instances, challenging strict one-directional asymmetry.

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    asymmetry(Modal logic frame semantics)
    A frame property expressible in hybrid logic by the formula c→□¬◇c, meaning if world x accesses world y, then y does not access x.
    contributes content(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of color)
    Adds something meaningful or distinct to the overall nature or properties of something else.
    determine(in epistemology)
    To figure out or decide what is definitely true based on evidence.
    one-directional asymmetry(as used in philosophy of color and metaphysics)
    A relationship where one thing depends on or is influenced by another, but not vice versa; a one-way relationship rather than a two-way street.
    qualitative character(as used in metaphysics)

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    The specific qualities or features that make something what it is—its color, shape, texture, and so on. Two things have the same qualitative character if they look and feel completely identical.

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