If the uniqueness of an individual is necessary rather than contingent—as with God or the number 1—the concept's extension cannot be expanded even hypothetically, dissolving the generality that Kant's account requires.
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Equated with 'possible'; on the two-sided interpretation, contingency excludes necessity (possibility implies non-necessity).
extension(Semantics and philosophy of language)
Another term for reference, i.e., the object or set of objects a term picks out
generality(The statement suggests the claim doesn't work as broadly as it seems to.)
The quality of applying broadly or widely to many cases; when something is general, it works across different situations rather than just one specific case.