Saturday, November 3, 2012

Rational Science Lexicon

Rational definitions are those that can be used consistently for the purposes of making rational explanations about reality; a process called Science.  I hope you find this compilation edifying. 



Angle:
The pattern formed by two straight edges fused at one end of an object lying on a plane facing the observer.

Authority:
An executor of morals.

Assumption:
Statements accepted at face value used as the foundations of theories in Science.

Certainty:
Having one's mind made up about a particular belief or prediction.

Concept:
An association between two objects or two locations of an object (relationship between objects or, nested concepts)
Concepts may relate real or imaginary objects.

Continuous:
Not having discrete parts, indivisible

Definition:
A limitation placed on the utility of a word.

Dimension:
Spatial extent of an object. Length, width, and height.

Discrete:
Synonym for object.  That which is contoured all around.

Distance:
The space between who surfaces; a discontinuity in matter

Energy:
the ability to do work
*Note: Energy is an abstraction- only object do work.  Ability has no shape; it only relates matter, distance traveled, and the time it takes to get there.

Edge:
The attribute of an object that provides closure and distinguishes it from the background

Exists:
object with a location, physical presence

Field:
A region of space.

Force:
Surface to surface contact resulting in the displacement of an object. (e.g. push, pull)

Hypothesis:
Making assumptions in order to explain a theory by providing exhibits of objects, definitions of terms & a statement of the facts

Irrational:
Any communication that cannot be resolved to a single possible meaning, but instead leaves it up to the interpreter to choose amongst various possible meanings.

Knowledge:
A precise prediction of the outcome of future events.

Law:
Morals accepted by the majority of people.

Length:
the continuous matter between two surfaces.

Life:
the ability an object has naturally developed to move on it's own against gravity.

Line:
An elongated rectangle

Location:
the set of static distances to all other objects

Motion:
Two or more locations.

Moral:
Any behavior, action, or relation regarded by the individual as preferable to impose upon others.

Object:
that which has shape

Parallel:
Equidistant straight edges throughout the length of the shortest one, where the distance is regarded in the direction in which the edge faces.

Perpendicular:
A pattern formed by two straight edges: one lying horizontal and the other standing vertical.

Point (physics):
A small circular dot.

Point (mathematics):
A location.

Predictions:
A description about what one thinks might happen in the future.

Rational:
Any communication that can be resolved to a single possible meaning.

Reality, Real:
Existing objects and how they are related to one another.

Science
Rational explanations for physical phenomena involving Hypothesis and Theory.

Shape:
That which distinguishes inside from outside; a discontinuity in space.

Space:
that which does not have shape; boundless nothing.

Theory:
Physical explanation of how hypothesized objects mediate phenomena.

Thing:
Physical object, being

Universe:
matter (atoms) and space (nothing)
The Universe is a term used to compass the set of all things (atoms) and the nothingness that separating each and every one, allowing for motion.

These definitions have been collected from multiple sources, many are from Youstupidrelativist.com.

6 comments:

  1. Life:(concept) The ability that certain sets of molecules have to giro-scopically move in relation to all the other objects in the universe..

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  2. Energy: motion of an object or its constituent particles;also the position or condition of an object that can lead to its motion.

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  3. "Energy: motion of an object or its constituent particles;also the position or condition of an object that can lead to its motion. "

    Motion of an object I agree with. But conditions and positions do not lead to or induce motion in objects. Only other objects can interact with and cause an object to move. You might say an object has "more energy" when you raise a ball up over your head, but in fact it "has" nothing at all. The earth is simply pulling on that ball in such a way that it will pull harder (making the ball accelerate) as it gets closer.

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  4. Mike, I looked back at the definition and the key word is motion.

    The constituents of an object are also objects so that part of the definition is unnecessary.
    And positions or conditions are caused by objects in motion.
    Thus, "Energy: motion of an object."

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  5. Nope. Definition incomplete.

    Imagine 2 balls falling to the earth. Both have fallen 2 m but one only has another metre to fall while the other has more distance to fall.

    To take that into account, I will define energy in the following way:

    Energy: motion of an object or its impending motion.

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  6. A few more definitions:

    Rotation (turn): two or more locations of an object (or objects) such that their distance from a fixed point is unchanged

    Angle: amount of rotation between two or more locations

    Time: order of locations

    Intelligence: ability to formulate concepts (Modification of monk's definition)

    Sentience: ability to formulate the concept that one is separate from other objects.

    Friction: force opposing sliding

    Sliding: relative motion of objects in surface to surface contact

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