When two distinct objects both satisfy the identity conditions for O, the relation 'same ship as' cannot be one-one, undermining the uniqueness presupposed by the claim that S must be O.
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(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of identity)
A famous ancient puzzle about whether an object remains the same thing if all of its parts are gradually replaced—this bicycle example is a modern version of that puzzle.