Dialogue

 1 Intro|      knowledge. Does not the very number of them imply that the nature
 2 Intro|           singular or plural. But number is the most real of all
 3 Intro|           is,’ ‘are not,’ without number?~And now arises the greatest
 4 Intro|          does not imply being and number. ‘But I cannot.’ Then the
 5 Intro|         whole; nor can being have number, for that which has number
 6 Intro|        number, for that which has number is a whole or sum of number.
 7 Intro|       number is a whole or sum of number. These are a few of the
 8 Intro|         into a finite or infinite number of elemental forms, in alternation
 9 Intro|       quality, quantity, measure, number, and the like, (2) ascending
10 Intro|        ponder over the thought of number, reminding ourselves that
11 Intro|        acknowledges that the same number may be more or less in relation
12 Intro|           ideas of Being, change, number, seem to have sprung up
13  Soph| furbishing in general attend in a number of minute particulars, having
14  Soph|          and yet, considering the number of forms in which he has
15  Soph|     Impossible.~STRANGER: And all number is to be reckoned among
16  Soph|           THEAETETUS: Yes, surely number, if anything, has a real
17  Soph|         to attribute to not-being number either in the singular or
18  Soph|        thing which is not without number?~THEAETETUS: How indeed?~
19  Soph|        speak of not-being without number, we must acknowledge that
20  Soph|        undertook to determine the number and nature of existences,
21  Soph|          we cannot admit that the number is less than it appeared
22  Soph|     things, which are infinite in number.~THEAETETUS: That is not
23  Soph|      without hesitation, we shall number the different kinds as two.~