reference
Let an agent explain reference and its kinds across language, logic and computing, describe self-reference and its paradoxes and uses, support citation and referencing practice, and separate senses.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain reference and its kinds across language, logic and computing, describe self-reference and its paradoxes and uses, support citation and referencing practice, and separate senses.
A relation in which one thing points to, denotes or stands for another, as when a word refers to an object, a citation refers to a source, a variable refers to a value or a pointer refers to memory, including self-reference in which a thing refers to itself, seen in self-depiction, self-replicating programs such as quines and hashquines, impredicative definitions and recursive patterns in programming; reference is studied in philosophy of language, linguistics, logic and computing.
What it is for: Pointing from one thing to another.
It can be explain reference across fields; describe self-reference and paradoxes; support citation practice; separate senses.
Distinguishing features
Denotation
Cross-disciplinary
Self-reference possible
Foundational
What it looks like
Not physical; a relation between signs and things.
How it is recognised
One thing stands for or points to another
Linguistic, logical or computational
Sense or meaning differs from reference
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - reference in discourse
is related to - references to entities
is related to - logical structures
In practice
Families and kinds
linguistic reference of words and names
bibliographic references and citations
references in computing such as pointers and variables
self-reference including quines and self-depiction
impredicative definitions and recursive patterns
Standards and regulation
Citation styles and standards
Programming language specifications for references
Logical conventions
Failure modes and hazards
Ambiguous reference
Self-referential paradoxes
Dangling references in software
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.reference
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What reference is.
Concepts.
Concept
Reference and sense.
Concept
Concept.
- What is reference, how does it differ from sense or meaning, and what theories of reference exist in philosophy? provenance
- Which sense of reference is meant here? boundary
Self
Self-reference.
Self
Self-reference.
- What is self-reference, and what are quines, hashquines, self-depiction and impredicativity? definition
- Which paradoxes arise from self-reference? definition
Practice Referencing in practice.
Application.
Citation
Citations.
Citation
Citations.
- How should sources be referenced in this citation style, and why does referencing matter? action
- Which tools manage references? provenance
Computing
References in code.
Computing
Computing.
- How do references, pointers and variables work in programming, and what is the curiously recurring template pattern? definition
- How are dangling references avoided? action
Logic Reference in logic and language.
Analysis.
Language
Linguistic reference.
Language
Language.
- How do names, descriptions and pronouns refer, and how is reference resolved in context? definition
- Which entry fits anaphora? action
Paradox
Paradoxes and recursion.
Paradox
Paradoxes.
- How do self-reference and impredicativity lead to paradoxes, and how do logic and set theory handle them? provenance
- How is self-replication used in computing and art? provenance
Learn Teaching and history.
Education.
Teach
Teaching reference.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can reference be taught across language, logic and computing? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
History
History.
History
History.
- How did theories of reference develop from Frege and Russell onward? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should citation be a separate entry?
- How should philosophy resources be linked?
- How should computing senses be split?