IndisputableMonolith.RecogGeom.Comparative
The Comparative module defines comparative recognizers that map pairs of configurations to comparison events encoding their relationships. It extends the recognition quotient by adding induced preorders and partial orders. Researchers extending Recognition Geometry to relational structures cite it when preparing the framework for integration with physical models. The module is definitional with supporting lemmas for reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity.
claimLet $C$ be the space of configurations. A comparative recognizer is a map from $C$ times $C$ to comparison events that encodes relative status between pairs, inducing a preorder on the quotient space.
background
Recognition Geometry starts from the recognition quotient $C_R = C / {~}$ in the Quotient module, where ${~}$ collapses configurations that cannot be distinguished. The Comparative module sits on this quotient and introduces comparative recognizers to detect ordered relationships between pairs. It defines induced preorders, partial orders, and compatibility conditions that turn raw comparisons into structured relations.
proof idea
this is a definition module, no proofs
why it matters in Recognition Science
This module supplies the relational layer used by the Integration module to assemble the complete Recognition Geometry summary. It also feeds the RSBridge module that instantiates the framework with Recognition Science elements including the 8-tick cycle and R̂ operators. It fills the gap between the abstract quotient and concrete comparison-based geometry in the overall chain.
scope and limits
- Does not construct the recognition quotient itself.
- Does not address physical constants or the forcing chain.
- Does not prove completeness or uniqueness of induced orders.
- Does not integrate with ledger states or mass formulas.
used by (2)
depends on (1)
declarations in this module (19)
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structure
ComparativeRecognizer -
def
notGreaterThan -
def
comparativeEquiv -
structure
InducesPreorder -
theorem
preorder_refl -
def
inducedPreorder -
structure
InducesPartialOrder -
def
inducedPartialOrder -
theorem
comparativeEquiv_refl -
theorem
comparativeEquiv_symm -
theorem
comparativeEquiv_trans -
def
IsOrderCompatible -
theorem
order_descends_to_quotient -
def
SeparatedBy -
def
SeparatesPoints -
structure
MetricCompatible -
theorem
metric_from_comparisons -
structure
RecognitionDistance -
def
comparative_status