Polynym Math

set comparison between two polynyms

PIllusions ⊥ PResearch Principles


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

$$A \cup B =$$
{ Correlation isn’t causation, Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence, Falsifiablity, Occam’s Razor, Replicability, Rule out rival hypotheses, ambiguities, distortion, fiction, paradox }

Symmetric Difference

$$A \ominus B =$$
{ Correlation isn’t causation, Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence, Falsifiablity, Occam’s Razor, Replicability, Rule out rival hypotheses, ambiguities, distortion, fiction, paradox }

Difference

$$A - B =$$
{ ambiguities, distortion, fiction, paradox }

Difference

$$B - A =$$
{ Correlation isn’t causation, Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence, Falsifiablity, Occam’s Razor, Replicability, Rule out rival hypotheses }

Cartesian Product

$$A \times B =$$
{ (ambiguities, Correlation isn’t causation),
(ambiguities, Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence),
(ambiguities, Falsifiablity),
(ambiguities, Occam’s Razor),
(ambiguities, Replicability),
(ambiguities, Rule out rival hypotheses),
(distortion, Correlation isn’t causation),
(distortion, Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence),
(distortion, Falsifiablity),
(distortion, Occam’s Razor),
(distortion, Replicability),
(distortion, Rule out rival hypotheses),
(fiction, Correlation isn’t causation),
(fiction, Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence),
(fiction, Falsifiablity),
(fiction, Occam’s Razor),
(fiction, Replicability),
(fiction, Rule out rival hypotheses),
(paradox, Correlation isn’t causation),
(paradox, Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence),
(paradox, Falsifiablity),
(paradox, Occam’s Razor),
(paradox, Replicability),
(paradox, Rule out rival hypotheses) }

Illusions

Source
Richard Gregory
Area
Cognition
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane


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Research Principles

Source
Varun Does Research
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
dane
4 types of Illusions

6 parts of Research Principles
distortion
ambiguities
paradox
fiction

Rule out rival hypotheses
Correlation isn’t causation
Falsifiablity
Replicability
Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence
Occam’s Razor
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