difference
Let an agent identify and describe differences between things, compute and interpret numerical differences, present regional and social disparities with attribution, and separate other senses.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify Finding differences.
Compare
Comparing things.
Compare
Comparison.
- What are the differences between these things, and which matter for the question at hand? action
- Is difference as distinctness, a numerical difference or a dispute meant? boundary
Describe
Describing differences.
Describe
Description.
- How can differences be described without implying superiority? action
- Which entry fits comparison? action
Measure Quantitative differences.
Compute
Computing differences.
Compute
Computing.
- How are differences computed and expressed, absolutely, relatively and as discrepancies? action
- When is a difference statistically significant? definition
Interpret
Interpreting differences.
Interpret
Interpretation.
- How should differences between groups or regions be interpreted, avoiding common statistical errors? provenance
- Which entry fits statistics? action
Society Disparities and divergences.
Disparities
Regional and social disparities.
Disparities
Disparities.
- What regional or social disparities are documented, and what explanations are offered by researchers? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Legal
Legal divergence.
Legal
Legal.
- How do legal systems diverge, and how is this studied in comparative law? provenance
- Which entry fits comparative law? action
Learn Thought and science.
Philosophy
Difference in philosophy.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- How have philosophers treated identity and difference, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific philosopher? action
Biology
Biological differences.
Biology
Biology.
- How are interspecies and individual differences studied in biology? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- interspecies difference, regional difference, separateness, regional disparity, legal divergence, discrepancy, neurobiological difference, textual variants in the New Testament, differences between Shinjitai and Simplified characters, difference between fruits and vegetables, health difference, Capability–expectations gap
What it is Filled
The relation of being unlike or distinct, the quality or amount by which things differ, including discrepancies between values, disparities between regions, divergences between legal systems, differences between species and separateness between entities; difference is measured in mathematics as subtraction, analysed in statistics and studied in philosophy and social science, and the word has other senses such as a dispute.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent identify and describe differences between things, compute and interpret numerical differences, present regional and social disparities with attribution, and separate other senses.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Relation
- Measurable or qualitative
- Comparison-based
- Cross-field concept
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present differences between groups of people as inferiority or superiority.
- Report a difference without its uncertainty or sample size.
- Exaggerate small differences to support a claim.
- Confuse the senses of difference in an argument.
Only with a human decision
- Using group differences in decisions about individual people.
May
- Calculate and report differences between values, stating units and uncertainty.
- Explain whether a statistical difference is significant and meaningful.
Moral aspects Filled
- Reports of difference between groups have been misused to justify discrimination.
- Honest reporting of disparities helps correct unfairness.
Who is affected
- Groups compared
- Readers
- People affected by policy
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a concept held in common.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q930933 - registry parent class
related
- relation - category
- complementarity - another relation
- comparison - how differences are found
- social inequality - disparities
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.difference
- Wikidata: Q10862449 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10862449)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Relation of distinctness
- Qualitative or quantitative
- Similarity is the opposite relation; a dispute is another sense
- Not physical; a relation between things.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify differences
- compute numerical differences
- present disparities with attribution
- separate other senses
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing difference with inferiority
- Misinterpreting statistical differences
- Confusing senses
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Statistical standards for measuring disparities
- No regulation of the concept
Context of use required Filled
- Being unlike or distinct.
- numerical differences and discrepancies
- regional and social disparities
- legal and cultural divergences
- biological differences between species
- difference as separateness or distinction
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q10862449: difference - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Difference (philosophy) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should disparity be a separate entry?
- How should statistical guidance be linked?
- How should philosophical sources be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q10862449/spec.json