Graphical expression of semantic relations

Core principle that spatial positioning, proximity, and graphical features constitute a meaning-making system independent of textual content.

Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count

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Semantic relations through graphical form
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Central claim that meaning emerges from spatial positioning and relational organization of elements on a page.
Semantic System of Graphical Relations
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cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

A diagram spatializes semantic value using graphic features of spatial organization to express relationsclaim0.816
Diagrams spatialize semantic value into legible graphical systemsclaim0.772
A diagram is an image that works by converting semantic relations into spatial organization, making meaning through form rather than content alone.
semantic valueconcept0.764
Meaning that arises from relations within the graphical system, not inherent in elements.
Semantic Denotationconcept0.747
Central mechanism in denotational design: precise mathematical meaning assigned to types and expressions, independent of implementation.
semantic structureconcept0.746
The meaningful organization of concepts in a model's representation space, claimed to be better captured by manifolds than by SAEs.
Input-Output Relations Diagrammaticallymethod0.745
Uses Relationconcept0.740
Parnas's relation defining program dependences and minimal subsets.
Unification Extension to Relational Semanticsconcept0.738
Extension allowing unified variables to appear in any key position (not just final value), making the primitive applicable to relational language operations.