Full Idea
If a cluster of ten powers exhausts property F, and property G differs in respect of just one power, this might explain why properties can resemble other properties and in different degrees.
Gist of Idea
If properties are clusters of powers, this can explain why properties resemble in degrees
Source
Stephen Mumford (Laws in Nature [2004], 10.6)
Book Reference
Mumford,Stephen: 'Laws in Nature' [Routledge 2006], p.173
A Reaction
I love this. The most intractable problem about properties and universals is that of abstract reference - pink resembles red more than pink resembles green. If colours are clusters of powers, red and pink share nine out of ten of them.