Interactive Semioverse Glossary

thing handle

A persistent handle that refers to a thing without identifying it with a single semantic element.

interaction term

A term built from thing handles and definable operators, interpreted into the semantic domain.

interaction surface

The finite set of interaction terms associated with a thing in a given state.

thing fragment

The least fragment containing the semantic interpretations of a thing’s interaction surface.

footprint

The closure of a thing fragment using the state’s operators; a closed partial state associated with the thing.

delta

A comparison operation that measures the difference between interaction surfaces, fragments, or footprints.

subtraction

A Heyting-style removal operation that deletes semantic influence relative to a fragment.