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Q: How is the meta-subject to be defined?
A: It
is logically impossible to give a formal semiotic definition, since any
correct sign expression possesses a finite content. It could be explained
through the following scheme.
Depending on your research
objectives, you can define "outside
reality" in different ways. For example, you can exclude physical
reality (of different levels), biological reality, social etc. from the
"definition" of yourself as a subject. In fact this is how you
are defining the science object - what you include into "outside
reality". A physical "component" of the subject is usually
excluded (for physics). If you intend to study evolution,
you need to make your definition (biological, social etc.) "object-oriented",
considering your respective requirements to be instruments
of meta-subject who has his own "meta-requirements" and
"meta-goals".
In such treatment, part
of what you "have included" into your "Self" automatically
becomes object (or pseudosubject) to the meta-subject. Thus, you always
single out (define) certain levels of outside reality (with the finite
content), leaving the subject (non-finite content) beyond the range of
sign definition. At its limit, the subject "converges" into
the S-point,
i.e., it basically becomes nothing. This expression lies outside the boundaries
of semiotics, since it is impossible to say about "nothing"
that it even exists. That
is why it is impossible to provide any verbal definition for the subject
or meta-subject.
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Q: What does the full description of an object
mean?
A:
In fact, it means the description sufficient for practical goals in a
given sphere. For example, to describe an object from the sphere of classical
mechanics, there is no point in considering its color, smell, chemical
composition etc. For this sphere a full description would be determined
only by its mechanical characteristics.
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Q: What does the adequate object description
mean?
A:
A standard object description includes a certain set of properties  , necessary and sufficient for a full object description in
a given research field, taking into account their intensities:  . A
complete/adequate
object description requires assigning one more characteristic stability
or rigidity of a given intensity for
each  property.
Thus, a complete/adequate object description is prescribed by the following
sets {property, property
intensity, rigidity of a given property's intensity}. Here, for
such a description, rigidity is
not a separate independent property to characterize an object as
an integral unit (for example, such is the treatment of mass in mechanics),
but it is a supplementary characteristic of each property's intensity.
So, mechanical mass in terms of Semantic Analysis is a rigidity characteristic
of such a property as speed, which manifests itself in case of attempt
at changing its intensity (explicitness). Obviously enough, an object
integral rigidity characteristic could be introduced to characterize the
full energy of an object as a summary rigidity of intensities of all its
properties. However, in this case, it is not a separate and independent
property either. It is only a summary characteristic of all its properties'
intensities. In particular, it brings out the inadequacy of analogy between
coulomb and gravitational interactions. An adequate object description
requires its full
and complete representation in a semantic space. In fact, switching
to impulse representation, physicists implicitly realize a semantic description
in mechanics. Interesting to note, that impulse had been introduced into
physics as an abstract retained characteristic (similar to action), not
subject to sense perception, and generally devoid of obvious sense.
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FOCUS++ Visual Model Builder
Q: Is there a possibility of only a single
way of rating system optimization or multiple ways as well?
A:
Since the number of factors responsible for subject ratings is smaller
than the initial number of significant descriptors (due to rejection of
insignificant factors), optimization of  is possible at
the expense of different correlation of characteristics. The “cost” of
optimization can turn out different. The following strategy should be
followed to reach the optimum at a minimum cost:
To
set the optimum for a certain category, one needs to select characteristics
that contribute the greatest weight to the category (i.e. maximally dependent
on it). To view the category content, select Settings
: Category Descriptions on the menu; Avoid
properties approaching the limits, since the costs increase in a non-linear
way. It
is advisable to use significant scales for setup, that is, the scales
having but slight deviations from the zero point.
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Q: Does the negative R
rating mean the "negative" efficiency, and vice versa?
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No, since the program makes allowances for different threshold levels
of "acceptance-rejection"  for different conditions
(situations), which can assume both positive and negative values:  .
Below is one of the situations
(variant with the  - subject), where the rating changes
the sign at the positive , rigidity increasing (which means
rating increase at a greater  value).
Here  is
a target vector,  and  , while .
Situation with  is shown using the example of  subject.
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