But since the unqualified term 'being' has several meanings, of which one was seen to be the accidental, and another the true (non being being the false), while besides these there are the figures of predication, eg the 'what', quality, quantity, place, time, and any similar meanings which 'being' may have; and again besides all these there is that which is potentially or actually: since 'being' has many meanings, we must first say regarding the accidental, that there can be no scientific treatment of it.