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    Supports→Two tropes that are both parts of the same spacetime point do not interpenetrate

    Interpenetration requires exact co-location

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    On this view, tropes are parts of spacetime points and regions but they do not have exact locations. Hence, even if two tropes are both parts of the same spacetime point, they do not interpenetrate, in our sense.

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