Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 206:15

אי הכי אימא סיפא היו בה כמה זיתים כיון שנכנס ממנה כזית לבית טהור טמאתהו

causes, as soon as the greater part of it has entered a clean house, the defilement of that house.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. Neg. VII. A leprous garment, like a leper, imparts uncleanness to all objects in a house as soon as it is brought into that house, though none of the objects have come in actual contact with it. ');">⁴⁴</span> Does not [this refer to a strip of cloth the uncleanness of which] had been confirmed!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In consequence of which it is doomed to destruction by burning. Now, if what is doomed to destruction is legally regarded as non-existent, how could such a strip impart uncleanness? ');">⁴⁵</span> No; [it refers to] one under observation.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 712, n. 13. ');">⁴⁶</span> But if so, read the final clause: If in volume<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That of a strip of cloth of the size mentioned. ');">⁴⁷</span>

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