{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T08:51:29Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 19.5, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a094cf-8aa1-7b73-8116-703871e25bbb\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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"vr.tr.coordinate-axis", "name": "coordinate axis", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise a coordinate axis, interpret positions relative to it, and determine which readings or transformations its coordinate conventions support.", "definition": "A coordinate axis is a reference line in a coordinate system, typically passing through its origin and assigned a direction and scale, along which one coordinate is represented.", "scope_statement": "This model owns one coordinate axis as a named, directed reference within a coordinate system or coordinate display, including its geometric interpretation, coordinate assignment, scale, and dependence on the surrounding frame.", "in_scope": [ "The axis's identity and role within its parent coordinate system", "Its reference position, direction, and geometric realisation", "The values, units, domain, and scale assigned along it", "Its relationships to other axes and to coordinate components", "Conditions for interpreting, comparing, or transforming axis readings" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The complete coordinate system, manifold, or reference frame", "The measured object or physical quantity represented by a coordinate", "A complete chart, including data series, legends, and analytical claims", "Symmetry axes, rotation axes, and mechanical shafts without a coordinate role", "Coordinate transformations considered independently of the axis they affect" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "A line or direction qualifies through an explicit coordinate-assignment role; straightness alone does not make it a coordinate axis.", "An axis belongs to a coordinate convention that identifies which component or variable it represents.", "A geometric coordinate axis can exist without being drawn, while an axis drawn on a chart may serve as a value guide without representing a spatial line.", "An axis is distinct from a basis vector: the vector supplies direction and magnitude information, while the axis additionally has a coordinate-system role and reference conventions.", "A rotation or symmetry axis is also a coordinate axis only when a coordinate system explicitly uses it that way." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Axis interpretation", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "geometric coordinate axis; chart coordinate axis; other explicitly defined convention", "why_it_matters": "Determines whether geometric operations, display readings, or both are meaningful." }, { "name": "Parent coordinate system", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Identified coordinate system or display coordinate mapping", "why_it_matters": "An axis label alone does not establish its meaning." }, { "name": "Coordinate component", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Named or indexed component, such as x, y, z, or a declared variable", "why_it_matters": "Connects the axis to the coordinate values it organises." }, { "name": "Reference position", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Origin, zero location, display baseline, or another declared reference", "why_it_matters": "Separates the coordinate's reference from the location where its axis is drawn." }, { "name": "Positive direction", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Direction relative to an identified frame or display", "why_it_matters": "Controls ordering, signs, and interpretation of reversals." }, { "name": "Coordinate units", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Declared unit; dimensionless; unspecified", "why_it_matters": "Determines valid comparisons and conversions." }, { "name": "Coordinate domain", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Declared interval or value set, including endpoint and periodicity conventions", "why_it_matters": "Identifies admissible readings and possible wraparound." }, { "name": "Scale mapping", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Linear; logarithmic; piecewise; other specified mapping", "why_it_matters": "Determines how positions correspond to coordinate values." }, { "name": "Inter-axis geometry", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Declared angles, orthogonality, or basis relationships under a specified metric", "why_it_matters": "Prevents assumptions that every coordinate axis belongs to an orthonormal frame." }, { "name": "Interpretation readiness", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Sufficiently specified for a stated operation; ambiguous; inconsistent", "why_it_matters": "Makes readiness depend on the operation rather than on the mere presence of a labelled line." } ], "affordances": [ "Associate a coordinate component with its reference, positive direction, and units.", "Read or assign a value using the declared coordinate-to-position mapping.", "Check whether a proposed value belongs to the axis's domain.", "Determine whether projection or component extraction is valid under the surrounding coordinate conventions.", "Convert units, reverse direction, or re-express coordinates when the required mapping is known.", "Flag missing conventions that prevent reliable interpretation or comparison." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Label the axes of a chart or coordinate system with the quantity, unit and direction.", "Convert values between coordinate systems, stating the axis conventions used.", "Check that axis orientation and handedness match between data sources before combining them." ], "must_not": [ "Truncate or rescale an axis in a way that misleads readers about the size of a change.", "Swap or mislabel axes, such as latitude and longitude, without flagging it.", "Combine data from systems with different axis directions or origins without converting.", "Drive a machine or robot along an axis whose zero point and direction have not been confirmed." ], "requires_human": [ "Changing axis conventions in a shared engineering or mapping system that others depend on." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Axis choices in charts shape how people judge evidence, including in public health and elections.", "Axis mix-ups in engineering and navigation have caused costly and dangerous errors." ], "affected_parties": [ "Readers of charts", "Engineers and operators", "People relying on maps and positions" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns the concept; the author of each chart or system answers for its axes.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "A straight reference line, often with an arrowhead showing the positive direction.", "Tick marks with numbers along the line showing the scale.", "A label such as x, y or z, or a named quantity with its unit.", "Two or three such lines meeting at an origin, usually at right angles." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Swapped or reversed axes put objects, machines or points in the wrong place.", "Truncated or non-zero axes exaggerate small differences in charts.", "Mixing left-handed and right-handed systems mirrors geometry in models and robots.", "Unlabelled units on an axis lead to misreading of values by orders of magnitude." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "ISO 80000-2, Quantities and units, Part 2: Mathematics, ISO, which covers coordinate systems and notation." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "A coordinate axis provides a reference direction for expressing positions in geometry, maps, engineering drawings and spatial models.", "In robotics and measurement systems, axes support interpretation of locations and movements when the origin, units and coordinate conventions are known." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q1783819: coordinate axis", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1783819", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Coordinate axis", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_axis", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "coordinate-role", "name": "Coordinate role", "description": "Establishes what makes this reference a coordinate axis and which coordinate it organises.", "rationale": "Labels and visible lines are insufficient to distinguish coordinate axes from other reference features.", "layers": [ { "id": "axis-interpretation", "name": "Axis interpretation", "description": "Identifies the geometric or representational sense in use.", "findings": [ { "id": "coordinate-assignment-role", "name": "Coordinate assignment role", "description": "Record the convention that gives the axis its coordinate role without presuming every axis is a spatial straight line.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does this axis denote a geometric reference, a chart value guide, or another explicitly defined coordinate construct?", "kind": "definition", "id": "coordinate-assignment-role-q01" }, { "text": "What distinguishes it here from a symmetry axis, rotation axis, or decorative guide?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "coordinate-assignment-role-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "system-membership", "name": "System membership", "description": "Connects the axis to its parent system and component identity.", "findings": [ { "id": "component-binding", "name": "Component binding", "description": "Record the parent system, component name or index, and the convention establishing their association.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which coordinate system and coordinate component does this axis belong to?", "kind": "definition", "id": "component-binding-q01" }, { "text": "Which specification, construction, or annotation establishes that association?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "component-binding-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "reference-and-direction", "name": "Reference and direction", "description": "Captures where the axis is anchored and how increasing coordinates are oriented.", "rationale": "Coordinate signs and positions depend on reference conventions that a drawn axis may not reveal.", "layers": [ { "id": "reference-placement", "name": "Reference placement", "description": "Separates coordinate reference positions from graphical placement.", "findings": [ { "id": "zero-and-baseline", "name": "Zero and baseline", "description": "Record the coordinate reference and whether it coincides with the displayed axis intersection or baseline.", "questions": [ { "text": "What establishes the coordinate reference, and is zero included in the axis's domain?", "kind": "definition", "id": "zero-and-baseline-q01" }, { "text": "Does the drawn intersection represent the coordinate origin, or is the axis displayed at an offset?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "zero-and-baseline-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "axis-orientation", "name": "Axis orientation", "description": "Makes positive direction explicit relative to a frame or display.", "findings": [ { "id": "increasing-coordinate-direction", "name": "Increasing coordinate direction", "description": "Record how increasing values relate to geometric or displayed direction.", "questions": [ { "text": "In which direction do coordinate values increase, relative to which frame?", "kind": "definition", "id": "increasing-coordinate-direction-q01" }, { "text": "How must existing coordinate values change if this direction is reversed?", "kind": "action", "id": "increasing-coordinate-direction-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "values-and-scale", "name": "Values and scale", "description": "Defines admissible coordinate values and their mapping to positions.", "rationale": "Equal visible spacing need not represent equal coordinate differences, and some values may be inadmissible.", "layers": [ { "id": "coordinate-domain", "name": "Coordinate domain", "description": "Records units and restrictions on coordinate values.", "findings": [ { "id": "admissible-values", "name": "Admissible values", "description": "Record the value domain, units, endpoint rules, and any periodic identification.", "questions": [ { "text": "What units or dimensionless convention apply to this coordinate?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "admissible-values-q01" }, { "text": "Which values are permitted, and are any endpoints excluded or identified through periodicity?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "admissible-values-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "position-mapping", "name": "Position mapping", "description": "Captures how coordinate values become geometric or displayed positions.", "findings": [ { "id": "scale-and-inverse", "name": "Scale and inverse", "description": "Record the mapping, its parameters, and the conditions under which a position yields a unique value.", "questions": [ { "text": "What mapping connects coordinate values to positions, including any logarithmic base, breaks, or piecewise rules?", "kind": "definition", "id": "scale-and-inverse-q01" }, { "text": "Over which positions can an agent recover a unique coordinate value?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "scale-and-inverse-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "geometry-and-component-reading", "name": "Geometry and component reading", "description": "Relates the axis to companion axes and determines how coordinates are obtained.", "rationale": "Perpendicular projection and distance readings require geometric assumptions that do not hold for every coordinate system.", "layers": [ { "id": "companion-axis-relations", "name": "Companion axis relations", "description": "Records the geometric relationships relevant to interpreting this axis.", "findings": [ { "id": "basis-and-metric-context", "name": "Basis and metric context", "description": "Identify any associated basis direction, metric, and companion-axis relationships without assuming orthogonality or unit length.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is this axis associated with a basis vector, and what fixes that vector's scale?", "kind": "definition", "id": "basis-and-metric-context-q01" }, { "text": "Under the specified metric, what angles or orthogonality relationships hold with companion axes?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "basis-and-metric-context-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "coordinate-extraction", "name": "Coordinate extraction", "description": "Determines the operation that obtains this component from a point or representation.", "findings": [ { "id": "valid-reading-operation", "name": "Valid reading operation", "description": "Record whether component extraction uses perpendicular projection, basis decomposition, a coordinate function, or a display mapping.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which operation obtains this axis's coordinate from a given point?", "kind": "action", "id": "valid-reading-operation-q01" }, { "text": "When, if ever, does that coordinate equal a signed geometric distance?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "valid-reading-operation-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "reexpression-and-readiness", "name": "Re-expression and readiness", "description": "Controls changes to axis conventions and assesses whether a requested operation is supported.", "rationale": "Changing labels, units, scales, or frames can require different updates to coordinates and their interpretation.", "layers": [ { "id": "axis-transformations", "name": "Axis transformations", "description": "Distinguishes changes in display from changes in coordinate conventions.", "findings": [ { "id": "transformation-contract", "name": "Transformation contract", "description": "Specify how values and axis metadata change under unit conversion, origin shifts, direction reversal, or frame changes.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the proposed change alter display placement, coordinate values, the reference frame, or several of these?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "transformation-contract-q01" }, { "text": "What mapping and companion-coordinate information are required to preserve the represented points?", "kind": "action", "id": "transformation-contract-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "interpretation-checks", "name": "Interpretation checks", "description": "Identifies missing or inconsistent conventions before an axis is used.", "findings": [ { "id": "operation-specific-readiness", "name": "Operation-specific readiness", "description": "Assess whether available labels, units, directions, and mappings support the intended reading or comparison.", "questions": [ { "text": "Are the axis label, unit, ticks, and declared mapping mutually consistent where they are present?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "operation-specific-readiness-q01" }, { "text": "Which missing conventions must be resolved before the requested reading, comparison, or transformation can proceed?", "kind": "action", "id": "operation-specific-readiness-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "The registry supplies no sense; this description assumes the mathematical reference-line sense, with applications to graphical and physical coordinate systems.", "Terminology broadens in plotting and curvilinear-coordinate contexts; a polar axis is a reference ray, and not every coordinate has a corresponding straight spatial axis.", "Recalled knowledge only; no sources were consulted." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of coordinate axis this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Cartesian coordinate axis", "Oblique coordinate axis", "Polar axis" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of coordinate axis this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Locating points and expressing geometric relationships in analytic geometry.", "Representing variables and their scales on scientific graphs.", "Defining directions for positions, velocities and forces in mechanics.", "Specifying positions and orientations in computer graphics, robotics and computer-aided design." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of coordinate axis this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "quantity": "Angle between distinct Cartesian axes", "typical_range": "90 by definition", "unit": "degree" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of coordinate axis this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Swapping axis order changes the interpretation of coordinate tuples.", "Confusing positive directions or coordinate-system handedness can reverse rotations or mirror geometry.", "Mixing axis units or scales produces incorrect distances, plots or transformations.", "Treating oblique axes as perpendicular gives incorrect geometric calculations.", "Confusing a graph's logarithmic scale with a linear scale misrepresents differences and ratios." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of coordinate axis this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Coordinate system", "difference": "A coordinate system supplies the complete rules for assigning coordinates; an axis supplies one reference line within such a system." }, { "name": "Coordinate", "difference": "A coordinate is a value identifying a point relative to a system; an axis is a reference line used to represent such values." }, { "name": "Basis vector", "difference": "A basis vector is an algebraic object specifying direction and magnitude; a coordinate axis is a geometric line that a basis vector can direct." }, { "name": "Coordinate line", "difference": "A coordinate line traces variation in one coordinate while the others remain fixed and may be curved; a coordinate axis is a designated reference line." }, { "name": "Axis of rotation", "difference": "An axis of rotation is defined by rotational motion or symmetry and need not be an axis of the chosen coordinate system." }, { "name": "Number line", "difference": "A number line represents real numbers on a line; it functions as a coordinate axis when used as a positional reference in a coordinate system." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of coordinate axis this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the registry intend coordinate axis to include chart axes, or only geometric axes within coordinate systems?", "How should this entry distinguish coordinate axes from coordinate lines and local coordinate basis directions in curvilinear systems?", "Are categorical chart guides instances of this thing, or should they belong to a neighbouring display-axis model?", "Which existing Vercy models own coordinate systems, basis vectors, scales, and reference frames, and does any already cover this concept?", "Which mathematical and visualisation references should establish the definitions and terminology used in a researched publication?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 16, "questions": 26 } }