From 6547c62b6d3fc8a552571d37dc2f468d15910114 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vectornaut Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:36:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Contrast: the idea of a point lying on something --- Elements-and-observables.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Elements-and-observables.md b/Elements-and-observables.md index 3d46ab3..7ab2dbd 100644 --- a/Elements-and-observables.md +++ b/Elements-and-observables.md @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Elements don't interact directly with each other, and constraints don't interact Elements | Observables ---|--- Naturally seen as geometric objects | Naturally seen as quantities -No notion of valence; can interact with any number of constraints | Many important observables have fixed valence +It always makes sense to ask whether a point lies on an element | It rarely makes sense to ask whether a point lies on an observable +No notion of valence; can interact with any number of constraints | A valence can be usefully and naturally assigned to many key observables An assembly consisting entirely of elements seems meaningful and potentially useful | An assembly consisting entirely of observables seems hard to interpret ***To do:** Expand and clarify list of contrasts.*