Definition: Distinct
Adjective | Definition | |
Distinct Sensations | $\sf{\text{ are separate, different and distinguishable}}$ | 2-11 |
Logical Antecedents
Noun | Definition | |
Binary Descriptors | $\sf{\text{A mutually exclusive pair of characteristics.}}$ | 2-1 |
Adjective | Definition | |
Redness | $\delta_{m} \equiv \begin{cases} +1 &\sf{\text{if a visual sensation is red }} \\ \; \; 0 &\sf{\text{if a sensation is not reddish or greenish }} \\ -1 &\sf{\text{if a visual sensation is green }} \end{cases}$ | 2-3 |
Adjective | Definition | |
Coldness | $\delta_{T} \equiv \begin{cases} +1 &\sf{\text{if a thermal sensation is freezing }} \\ \; \; 0 &\sf{\text{if a sensation is not thermally dangerous }} \\ -1 &\sf{\text{if a thermal sensation is burning }} \end{cases}$ | 2-5 |
Adjective | Definition | |
Oddness | $\delta^{*} \equiv \begin{cases} +1 &\sf{\text{if a somatic sensation is on the left side }} \\ \; \; 0 &\sf{\text{if a sensation is not somatic }} \\ -1 &\sf{\text{if a somatic sensation is on the right side }} \end{cases}$ | 2-7 |
Related WikiMechanics articles.
- Binary Descriptions
- Starting Assumptions
- Classification of Sensation
- a logically ordered list of all definitions
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