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    Challenges→Goodman's condition of finite differentiation can potentially be met by digital image technology through subphenomenal color discrimination.

    Subphenomenal color distinctions, by definition inaccessible to perceptual discrimination, cannot satisfy a condition whose function is to ground notational identity in perceptual practice.

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    Ground (as a verb, in philosophy)(logical relationship between evidence and conclusion)
    To serve as the foundation or basis for explaining why something is true.
    Notational identity(what gets marked or recorded as identical)
    Whether two things deserve to be written down or labeled as the same thing, based on some standard or system.
    Perceptual discrimination(what we can or cannot do with our perception)
    The ability to notice and tell the difference between two things using your senses (sight, hearing, touch, etc.).
    Perceptual practice(the practical basis for how we name and categorize things)
    The everyday, real-world way humans actually use their senses to identify and distinguish things in normal life.
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