opposition
Let an agent handle opposition as a relation with kinds (contrary, contradictory, inverse, spatial), and separate it from political opposition.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Kind Which opposition.
Logical kind
Contrary, contradictory.
Logic
Logical relation.
- Is the opposition contrary, contradictory or converse? definition
- Can both be false? boundary
Domain
Language, maths, space.
Domain
Domain.
- In which domain is the opposition? definition
- Is there a more specific entry? action
Mathematics Inverses.
Additive inverse
Negation.
Additive
Additive inverse.
- What is the additive inverse? measurement
- Does it always exist here? boundary
Multiplicative inverse
Reciprocal.
Multiplicative
Reciprocal.
- What is the reciprocal? measurement
- Is zero excluded? boundary
Language Antonyms.
Antonyms
Word pairs.
Antonyms
Antonym pairs.
- What is the antonym of this word? definition
- Is it gradable or complementary? definition
Translation
Across languages.
Translation
Translation.
- Does the antonym pair hold in other languages? boundary
- How should it be translated? action
Space Antipodes.
Antipode
Opposite point.
Antipode
Antipode.
- Where is the antipode of this place? measurement
- Is it land or sea? definition
Other senses
Politics.
Senses
Disambiguation.
- Is political opposition meant instead? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- noun.relation
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.REL
- Facets: substance
- abstract
- Facets: origin
- conceptual
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- additive inverse, multiplicative inverse, reciprocal, oppositeness, antipode, antithesis, contrast, direct contrast, flip side, mutual opposition, polarity, gradable opposition
What it is Filled
The relation between opposed entities: things that are contrary, contradictory or inverse to each other, such as antonyms, additive and multiplicative inverses, antipodes or thesis and antithesis.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle opposition as a relation with kinds (contrary, contradictory, inverse, spatial), and separate it from political opposition.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Relation between opposed terms
- Contrary, contradictory, converse and inverse kinds
- Spatial opposites such as antipodes
- Distinct from political opposition parties
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Frame people or groups as natural opposites in a way that fuels hostility.
- Present a contrary as a contradiction, or the reverse, in a logical argument.
- Invent opposition between views to stir conflict.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing analysis that places named people on opposing sides.
May
- Identify and describe opposed pairs such as antonyms, inverses or antipodes.
- Distinguish contrary, contradictory and inverse relations.
Moral aspects Filled
- Framing issues as binary oppositions can polarise and erase middle ground.
- Logical errors about opposition lead to false conclusions.
Who is affected
- People framed as opponents
- Readers and students
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a general concept.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-00032220-n - registry parent class
related
- relation - abstraction
- logic and linguistics - fields
- inverse - mathematics
- political opposition - another sense
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.opposition
- Open English WordNet: oewn-13876846-n
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Antonym pairs
- Inverse operations
- Political opposition is a different sense
- Not a thing; a relation between terms, numbers or places.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify kinds of opposition
- compute inverses
- find antipodes
- analyse arguments
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing contrary and contradictory
- Mixing senses
Standards and interfaces required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Context of use required Filled
- Reasoning about contrasts, inverses and negation.
- logical opposition (square of opposition)
- antonyms
- additive and multiplicative inverses
- antipodes
- dialectical antithesis
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Note: Written from model knowledge without web access; claims are unverified.
Open questions
- Should kinds of opposition be separate entries?
- How should the political sense be split off?
- How should antonymy be represented per language?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-opposition/spec.json