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Symbolically:
Symbolically:


Y X
B A


= Y is grounded in X
= B is grounded in A<br>
*= Y holds because of X
= B holds because of A


===Key Properties of Grounding===
===Key Properties of Grounding===
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====Asymmetry====
====Asymmetry====
If A grounds B,
If A grounds B,<br>
B cannot ground A.
B cannot ground A.


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====Irreflexivity====
====Irreflexivity====
Nothing grounds itself.
If X grounded itself, explanation would be circular.


====Transitivity====
====Transitivity====