Commentary for Yevamot 199:2

פליגי בה רב פפא ורב הונא בריה דרב יהושע חד אמר משום גרושה וחד אמר משום יחוד

and the other explains: Owing to [the necessity of avoiding] privacy between the sexes.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Yihud, v. Glos. Cf. supra 86a. ');">⁴</span> What is the practical difference between them? — The practical difference between them is the case of a threshing-floor that is near a town but is unfrequented by people,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' No preventive measure against (a) abuse by a divorced woman is here necessary, since the proximity of the threshing-floor to the town enables its owner to keep in touch with social events in the town. The precautions, however, against (b) privacy, owing to the loneliness of the floor, cannot be neglected. ');">⁵</span> or one that is distant [from a town] but frequented by people.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra note 1 mutatis mutandis; (b) has to, but (a) need not be disregarded. ');">⁶</span>

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