first
Let an agent interpret claims of being first, verify earliest recorded instances with sources, explain first elements in mathematics and computing, and handle disputed firsts neutrally.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Interpret What first means here.
Scope
Ordering and scope.
Scope
Scope.
- First in what ordering and scope is being claimed, and is the claim earliest recorded or earliest ever? boundary
- Which entry fits the specific first? action
Formal
First elements formally.
Formal
Formal.
- What is the first element of this sequence, list or iteration, and how does zero- or one-based indexing affect it? definition
- What is word-initial position in phonology? definition
Verify Checking firsts.
Records
Earliest recorded instances.
Records
Records.
- What is the earliest recorded instance of this, according to reliable sources, and how strong is the evidence? provenance
- Which archives and databases record firsts? provenance
Editions
First editions and printings.
Editions
Editions.
- How are first printings and editions identified and valued? provenance
- Which bibliographic standards apply? provenance
Dispute Contested firsts.
Claims
Competing claims.
Claims
Claims.
- Where several parties claim a historic first, what are the attributed claims and evidence? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and does it acknowledge unrecorded earlier instances? boundary
Culture
Why firsts matter.
Culture
Culture.
- Why are firsts celebrated, and how do they shape credit and memory? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Learn Teaching.
Teach
Teaching precedence and records.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can the evaluation of first claims be taught in history and information literacy? action
- Which entry fits records generally? action
Language
Ordinals.
Language
Ordinals.
- How is first expressed and used across languages and notations? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QTY
- Other names and narrower kinds
- first printing, first iteration, first element, word initial, earliest recorded instance, historic first
What it is Filled
The element that precedes all others in an ordered sequence, series or record, including the first element of a list, the first iteration of a process, the first printing of a book, a word-initial position in language, the earliest recorded instance of something and historic firsts such as first ascents or first flights; being first is defined relative to an ordering and a scope and is recorded, celebrated and sometimes disputed.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent interpret claims of being first, verify earliest recorded instances with sources, explain first elements in mathematics and computing, and handle disputed firsts neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Ordinal position
- Scope-dependent
- Recorded
- Sometimes contested
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Repeat unverified first claims.
- Erase earlier, unrecorded instances, often by other cultures.
- Confuse zero-based and one-based positions.
- Award a first to a person without evidence.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing a historic first claim about a named person.
May
- State what is first, with the ordering and scope that make it first.
- Note whether indexing starts at zero or one.
Moral aspects Filled
- First claims often overlook women, Indigenous people and others.
- Off-by-one errors break software and records.
Who is affected
- Overlooked pioneers
- Programmers
- Readers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a concept held in common.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1241356 - registry parent class
- Q36809769 - registry parent class
- Q379825 - registry parent class
related
- element - category
- record - category
- first ascent - a historic first
- antecedent - precedence
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.first
- Wikidata: Q19269277 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19269277)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Precedes all others in an order
- Relative to scope
- Earliest known differs from earliest ever
- Not physical; a position in an order.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- interpret claims of first
- verify earliest instances
- explain first elements in formal contexts
- handle disputed firsts neutrally
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unverified first claims
- Erasing earlier unrecorded instances
- Off-by-one confusion about indexing
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Record verification conventions
- Bibliographic standards for first editions
- Mathematical conventions on indexing
Context of use required Filled
- Precedence in an ordering.
- first elements of sequences and lists
- first iterations and editions such as first printings
- word-initial positions
- earliest recorded instances
- historic firsts
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q19269277: first - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (ja): 最初 - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should historic firsts be a separate entry?
- How should record databases be linked?
- How should disputes be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q19269277/spec.json