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Mereology Proper Part Asymmetry Witness Tool

Check an asymmetry counterexample from two explicit proper-part relation values.

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Description

Check an asymmetry counterexample from two explicit proper-part relation values.

A logical calculation operates on a stated representation: truth values, token lists, counts, or an explicitly supplied relation. Checking one assignment, pair, trace, or witness is different from proving a formula or validating an entire argument. Empty domains, duplicate tokens, and scope conventions can change the result.

Check an asymmetry counterexample from two explicit proper-part relation values.

When to use this tool

Use Mereology Proper Part Asymmetry Witness when you need this exact local truth, count, token, relation, or witness check within a larger logic workflow.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter firstProperPartOfSecond, secondProperPartOfFirst. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read violation. Inspect violation before interpreting the associated values.

Return violation when firstProperPartOfSecond and secondProperPartOfFirst are both true.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
firstProperPartOfSecondFirst Proper Part Of SecondRequired. Boolean.
secondProperPartOfFirstSecond Proper Part Of FirstRequired. Boolean.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
violationViolationRequired. Boolean.
json
{
  "input": {
    "firstProperPartOfSecond": true,
    "secondProperPartOfFirst": true
  },
  "output": {
    "violation": true
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • This detects one supplied two-way proper-part witness. False does not establish asymmetry over an entire relation, irreflexivity, transitivity, or a valid mereology.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use a parser, scope-aware representation, model checker, or proof procedure when the supplied token or witness representation is insufficient. A local passing check should not be promoted to global validity.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: philosophy/mereology-proper-part-asymmetry-witness — tool.io

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