Inherence
EMPEDOCLES' IDEA, FURTHER DEVELOPED BY PLATO AND ARISTOTLE, THAT THE QUALITIES OF MATTER COME FROM THE RELATIVE PROPORTIONS OF EACH OF THE FOUR CLASSICAL GREEK ELEMENTS ENTERING INTO A THING
Inherence relation; Inhere; Inherent; Inheres
Inherence refers to Empedocles' idea that the qualities of matter come from the relative proportions of each of the four elements entering into a thing. The idea was further developed by Plato and Aristotle.