Polynym Math

set comparison between two polynyms

Ptwelve-fold chain ⊥ Pdream


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

$$A \cup B =$$
{ becoming, birth, body and mind, clinging, contact, craving, death, failed, feeling, ignorance, physical, psychic, senses, sensual, successful, volitional }

Symmetric Difference

$$A \ominus B =$$
{ becoming, birth, body and mind, clinging, contact, craving, death, failed, feeling, ignorance, physical, psychic, senses, sensual, successful, volitional }

Difference

$$A - B =$$
{ becoming, birth, body and mind, clinging, contact, craving, death, feeling, ignorance, senses, sensual, volitional }

Difference

$$B - A =$$
{ failed, physical, psychic, successful }

Cartesian Product

$$A \times B =$$
{ (becoming, failed),
(becoming, physical),
(becoming, psychic),
(becoming, successful),
(birth, failed),
(birth, physical),
(birth, psychic),
(birth, successful),
(body and mind, failed),
(body and mind, physical),
(body and mind, psychic),
(body and mind, successful),
(clinging, failed),
(clinging, physical),
(clinging, psychic),
(clinging, successful),
(contact, failed),
(contact, physical),
(contact, psychic),
(contact, successful),
(craving, failed),
(craving, physical),
(craving, psychic),
(craving, successful),
(death, failed),
(death, physical),
(death, psychic),
(death, successful),
(feeling, failed),
(feeling, physical),
(feeling, psychic),
(feeling, successful),
(ignorance, failed),
(ignorance, physical),
(ignorance, psychic),
(ignorance, successful),
(senses, failed),
(senses, physical),
(senses, psychic),
(senses, successful),
(sensual, failed),
(sensual, physical),
(sensual, psychic),
(sensual, successful),
(volitional, failed),
(volitional, physical),
(volitional, psychic),
(volitional, successful) }

twelve-fold chain

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
12
User
scotty


vs.

dream

Source
D.A. Goodman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
12 parts of twelve-fold chain

4 types of dream
ignorance
volitional
sensual
body and mind
senses
contact
feeling
craving
clinging
becoming
birth
death

psychic
successful
failed
physical
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