Polynym Math

set comparison between two polynyms

Pmood ⊥ Pnarrative


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

$$A \cup B =$$
{ afraid, angry, confrontation, disgusted, happy, resolution, sad, setup, surprised }

Symmetric Difference

$$A \ominus B =$$
{ afraid, angry, confrontation, disgusted, happy, resolution, sad, setup, surprised }

Difference

$$A - B =$$
{ afraid, angry, disgusted, happy, sad, surprised }

Difference

$$B - A =$$
{ confrontation, resolution, setup }

Cartesian Product

$$A \times B =$$
{ (afraid, confrontation),
(afraid, resolution),
(afraid, setup),
(angry, confrontation),
(angry, resolution),
(angry, setup),
(disgusted, confrontation),
(disgusted, resolution),
(disgusted, setup),
(happy, confrontation),
(happy, resolution),
(happy, setup),
(sad, confrontation),
(sad, resolution),
(sad, setup),
(surprised, confrontation),
(surprised, resolution),
(surprised, setup) }
Polynym
Paul Ekman

mood

Source
Paul Ekman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty


vs.

narrative

Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
6 types of mood

3 parts of narrative
happy
sad
surprised
afraid
angry
disgusted

setup
confrontation
resolution
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