SLC: Nomenclature

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

The degradation of semantic clarity

In my research and development of personal skills with categorization, I believe that I have been able to better differentiate between broad and specific categories, describe correlations, and recognize category mistakes in socio-political discussions, which are the focal points leading to the increase in social disorientation. This is a furtherance of the English teachers' complaint about the degradation of the language. This is the degradation of semantic clarity because of the lack of a reliable knowledge classification system to maintain semantic clarity.

 

SLC Taxonomy Nomenclature

Surprisingly, it seems to me that the field of taxonomy lacks a standard system of nomenclature to begin with. I have disagreements with the standard definitions of taxonomy, classification, and ontology. 

In philosophy articles, Ontology seems to be an 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 taxonomy and classification system. 

Taxonomy is the listing of knowledge. Taxonomy is the practical representation of classification theories using visual cues of hierarchy listings to organize 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 subcategories for a class of categories. Collation elements are prototype parent categories of the corresponding class of categories. Collation elements are not capitalized; categories are capitalized.

Attributes or collation elements 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 agent's 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 errors occur due to the lack of a standard knowledge classification system.

SLC Numerical System

The generational numerical system is a base-seven (septenary collation) ordering with a standard three-position major notation and adaptive sectional notation. 

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The general categories are ordered with three digits to the left of the septenary point, and the subcategories are ordered to the right using collations that will be determined upon deliberation of the subcategories. Just like the other classification systems that use numerical coding, there are no expectations of mathematical applications with the Secular Library Classification. The alpha-numeric system is used only for its ordering quality.

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 distinguish the realms. 

#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