Work H

Node Connective


node connective


node connective


Lobe Connective


lobe connective


lobe connective


Node Reduction


Node Reduction


Lobe Reduction


Lobe Reduction


Existential Interpretation

\text{Table 1.} ~~ \text{Existential Interpretation}
\text{Graph} \text{Expression} \text{Interpretation}

“ ”
~ \mathrm{true}

( )
\texttt{(} ~ \texttt{)} \mathrm{false}

a
a a

(a)
\texttt{(} a \texttt{)} \begin{matrix}  \tilde{a}  \\[2pt]  a^\prime  \\[2pt]  \lnot a  \\[2pt]  \mathrm{not}~ a  \end{matrix}

a b c
a~b~c \begin{matrix}  a \land b \land c  \\[6pt]  a ~\mathrm{and}~ b ~\mathrm{and}~ c  \end{matrix}

((a)(b)(c))
\texttt{((} a \texttt{)(} b \texttt{)(} c \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  a \lor b \lor c  \\[6pt]  a ~\mathrm{or}~ b ~\mathrm{or}~ c  \end{matrix}

(a(b))
\texttt{(} a \texttt{(} b \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  a \Rightarrow b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{implies}~ b  \\[2pt]  \mathrm{if}~ a ~\mathrm{then}~ b  \\[2pt]  \mathrm{not}~ a ~\mathrm{without}~ b  \end{matrix}

(a, b)
\texttt{(} a, b \texttt{)} \begin{matrix}  a + b  \\[2pt]  a \neq b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{exclusive~or}~ b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{not~equal~to}~ b  \end{matrix}

((a, b))
\texttt{((} a, b \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  a = b  \\[2pt]  a \iff b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{equals}~ b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{if~and~only~if}~ b  \end{matrix}

(a, b, c)
\texttt{(} a, b, c \texttt{)} \begin{matrix}  \mathrm{just~one~of}  \\  a, b, c  \\  \mathrm{is~false}  \end{matrix}

((a),(b),(c))
\texttt{((} a \texttt{)}, \texttt{(} b \texttt{)}, \texttt{(} c \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  \mathrm{just~one~of}  \\  a, b, c  \\  \mathrm{is~true}  \end{matrix}

(a, (b),(c))
\texttt{(} a, \texttt{(} b \texttt{)}, \texttt{(} c \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  \mathrm{genus}~ a ~\mathrm{of~species}~ b, c  \\[6pt]  \mathrm{partition}~ a ~\mathrm{into}~ b, c  \\[6pt]  \mathrm{pie}~ a ~\mathrm{of~slices}~ b, c  \end{matrix}


Entitative Interpretation

\text{Table 2.} ~~ \text{Entitative Interpretation}
\text{Graph} \text{Expression} \text{Interpretation}

“ ”
~ \mathrm{false}

( )
\texttt{(} ~ \texttt{)} \mathrm{true}

a
a a

(a)
\texttt{(} a \texttt{)} \begin{matrix}  \tilde{a}  \\[2pt]  a^\prime  \\[2pt]  \lnot a  \\[2pt]  \mathrm{not}~ a  \end{matrix}

a b c
a~b~c \begin{matrix}  a \lor b \lor c  \\[6pt]  a ~\mathrm{or}~ b ~\mathrm{or}~ c  \end{matrix}

((a)(b)(c))
\texttt{((} a \texttt{)(} b \texttt{)(} c \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  a \land b \land c  \\[6pt]  a ~\mathrm{and}~ b ~\mathrm{and}~ c  \end{matrix}

(a)b
\texttt{(} a \texttt{)} b \begin{matrix}  a \Rightarrow b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{implies}~ b  \\[2pt]  \mathrm{if}~ a ~\mathrm{then}~ b  \\[2pt]  \mathrm{not}~ a, \mathrm{or}~ b  \end{matrix}

(a, b)
\texttt{(} a, b \texttt{)} \begin{matrix}  a = b  \\[2pt]  a \iff b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{equals}~ b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{if~and~only~if}~ b  \end{matrix}

((a, b))
\texttt{((} a, b \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  a + b  \\[2pt]  a \neq b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{exclusive~or}~ b  \\[2pt]  a ~\mathrm{not~equal~to}~ b  \end{matrix}

(a, b, c)
\texttt{(} a, b, c \texttt{)} \begin{matrix}  \mathrm{not~just~one~of}  \\  a, b, c  \\  \mathrm{is~true}  \end{matrix}

((a, b, c))
\texttt{((} a, b, c \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  \mathrm{just~one~of}  \\  a, b, c  \\  \mathrm{is~true}  \end{matrix}

(((a), b, c))
\texttt{(((} a \texttt{)}, b, c \texttt{))} \begin{matrix}  \mathrm{genus}~ a ~\mathrm{of~species}~ b, c  \\[6pt]  \mathrm{partition}~ a ~\mathrm{into}~ b, c  \\[6pt]  \mathrm{pie}~ a ~\mathrm{of~slices}~ b, c  \end{matrix}


Logical Interpretations of Cactus Structures

\text{Table 3.} ~~ \text{Logical Interpretations of Cactus Structures}
\text{Graph} \text{Expression} \begin{matrix}  \text{Existential} \\ \text{Interpretation}  \end{matrix} \begin{matrix}  \text{Entitative} \\ \text{Interpretation}  \end{matrix}

“ ”
~ \mathrm{true} \mathrm{false}

( )
\texttt{(} ~ \texttt{)} \mathrm{false} \mathrm{true}

node connective
C_1 \ldots C_k C_1 \land \ldots \land C_k C_1 \lor \ldots \lor C_k

lobe connective
\texttt{(} C_1 \texttt{,} \ldots \texttt{,} C_k \texttt{)} \begin{matrix}  \text{just one of}  \\[6px]  C_1, \ldots, C_k  \\[6px]  \text{is false}  \end{matrix} \begin{matrix}  \text{not just one of}  \\[6px]  C_1, \ldots,  C_k  \\[6px]  \text{is true}  \end{matrix}