Polynym Math

set comparison between two polynyms

Pnews criteria ⊥ Plearning


Equality

$$A \neq B$$
A is not equal to B

Subset

$$A \not\subseteq B$$
A is not a subset of or equal to B

Superset

$$A \not\supseteq B$$
A is not a superset of or equal to B

Intersection

$$A \cap B =$$
{ }

Union

$$A \cup B =$$
{ avoidant, collaborative, competitive, dependent, importance, independent, informative, interest, need to know, participative, relevance, right to know, timeliness }

Symmetric Difference

$$A \ominus B =$$
{ avoidant, collaborative, competitive, dependent, importance, independent, informative, interest, need to know, participative, relevance, right to know, timeliness }

Difference

$$A - B =$$
{ importance, informative, interest, need to know, relevance, right to know, timeliness }

Difference

$$B - A =$$
{ avoidant, collaborative, competitive, dependent, independent, participative }

Cartesian Product

$$A \times B =$$
{ (importance, avoidant),
(importance, collaborative),
(importance, competitive),
(importance, dependent),
(importance, independent),
(importance, participative),
(informative, avoidant),
(informative, collaborative),
(informative, competitive),
(informative, dependent),
(informative, independent),
(informative, participative),
(interest, avoidant),
(interest, collaborative),
(interest, competitive),
(interest, dependent),
(interest, independent),
(interest, participative),
(need to know, avoidant),
(need to know, collaborative),
(need to know, competitive),
(need to know, dependent),
(need to know, independent),
(need to know, participative),
(relevance, avoidant),
(relevance, collaborative),
(relevance, competitive),
(relevance, dependent),
(relevance, independent),
(relevance, participative),
(right to know, avoidant),
(right to know, collaborative),
(right to know, competitive),
(right to know, dependent),
(right to know, independent),
(right to know, participative),
(timeliness, avoidant),
(timeliness, collaborative),
(timeliness, competitive),
(timeliness, dependent),
(timeliness, independent),
(timeliness, participative) }

news criteria

Source
Jack Driscoll
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty


vs.

learning

Source
Grash/Riechmann
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
7 types of news criteria

6 types of learning
timeliness
importance
interest
relevance
right to know
need to know
informative

avoidant
participative
competitive
collaborative
dependent
independent
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