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Through combination, innumerable varieties then arise.
The nine names do not imply that every food yields just one isolated sensation. A food may combine sweetness and sourness, or saltiness and burning sharpness.
The classification separates basic labels from composite experiences. The ontological application is also instructive: a single bearer can exhibit changing qualities, while the bearer and the qualities remain analytically distinct.