SLC: Nomenclature

The Secular Library Classification system suggests a semantic pattern that can be used to present a comprehensible system of explicit knowledge, which should benefit humanity.

In my research and development of personal skills with categorization, I have been able to better notice and describe semantic problems. Surprisingly, it seems to me that the discipline of taxonomy lacks a standard system of nomenclature to begin with. I have disagreements with the standard definitions of classification, taxonomy, and ontology. 

General Taxonomy Nomenclature Correction

In philosophy class, Ontology tends to be an unwitting exploration of classification theories under the auspices of the study of existence. In practical terms, Ontology is the entirety of recorded knowledge, just lacking a reliable classification system. 

Taxonomy is the listing of knowledge. Whereas Epistemology is the study of knowledge theories, Taxonomy is the practical representation of theories using visual cues to distinguish the categories of knowledge.

A category is the unit of a taxonomy. Categories are capitalized; unconfirmed categories and collation elements are not capitalized.

Class is the level of categories in a hierarchical taxonomy. 

Collation is the order of categories in a class. Collation elements are not capitalized; categories are capitalized. Collation elements are prototype parent categories.

Attributes are the basic categories (metadata) used to identify positions in a collation.

Classification is the set of rules for distinguishing classes of categories. (As of 26-03-02, Wikipedia still equates classification with categorization.)

Correlations are the coordinate system derived from the ordinate comparison of advanced sets of a primary collation. 

Categorization is the assignment of objects to categories (in accordance with the classification rules). (As of 26-03-02, Wikipedia still equates classification with categorization.)

Cognitive Categorization is the exercise of the mind's correlation function using rules derived from experience. This is where the margin of error in reasoning occurs because of the lack of a standard knowledge classification system.

SLC class system

The Secular Library Classification system is divided into seven partitions. The first partition, zero, and designated "Reality," introduces the rules for navigating the remaining realms of knowledge. 

Realms are the largest conceptual systems. Realms do not exist and are indistinguishable.

0##: Reality 

1##: Nature

2##: Technology

3##: Life

4##: Society

5##: Culture 

6##: Time

General Categories are the independent entities that comprise the specific Realms. The general categories exist and are distinguishable. An exemplar is a person, a place, an object, or some other entity that serves as a predominant example of a given concept

#00: process

#10: system

#20: standard

#30: agency

#40: activity

#50: domain

#60: chronologies

Collation is the seven-element list of the primary concepts. The primary concepts do not exist, but are distinguishable.  The collation is used to organize the system of realms and general categories. prototypes

##0: conceptualizations

##1: systemations

##2: utilizations

##3: individuations

##4: organizations

##5: doctrinations

##6: transformations

Each category has a unique code of attributes for identifying its position in the taxonomy.

Calculation is a subcategory of creation