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  2. Semiotic theory of Charles Sanders Peirce - Wikipedia

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    According to Peirce's Reduction Thesis, [12] (a) triads are necessary because genuinely triadic relations cannot be completely analyzed in terms of monadic and dyadic predicates, and (b) triads are sufficient because there are no genuinely tetradic or larger polyadic relations—all higher-arity n-adic relations can be analyzed in terms of ...

  3. Categories (Peirce) - Wikipedia

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    According to Peirce's Reduction Thesis, [5] (a) triads are necessary because genuinely triadic relations cannot be completely analyzed in terms of monadic and dyadic predicates, and (b) triads are sufficient because there are no genuinely tetradic or larger polyadic relations—all higher-arity n-adic relations can be analyzed in terms of ...

  4. Rule of three (writing) - Wikipedia

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    The rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities such as events or characters is more humorous, satisfying, or effective than other numbers. The audience of this form of text is also thereby more likely to remember the information conveyed because having three entities combines both brevity and rhythm with having ...

  5. Trichotomy (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Charles Sanders Peirce built his philosophy on trichotomies and triadic relations and processes, and framed the "Reduction Thesis" that every predicate is essentially either monadic (quality), dyadic (relation of reaction or resistance), or triadic (representational relation), and never genuinely and irreducibly tetradic or larger.

  6. The three Rs - Wikipedia

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    The skills themselves are alluded to in St. Augustine's Confessions: Latin: ...legere et scribere et numerare discitur 'learning to read, and write, and do arithmetic'. [ 3 ] The phrase is sometimes attributed to a speech given by Sir William Curtis circa 1807: this is disputed.

  7. Sign (semiotics) - Wikipedia

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    A famous thesis by Saussure states that the relationship between a sign and the real-world thing it denotes is an arbitrary one. There is not a natural relationship between a word and the object it refers to, nor is there a causal relationship between the inherent properties of the object and the nature of the sign used to denote it.

  8. Joint attention - Wikipedia

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    There are three levels of joint attention: triadic, dyadic, and shared gaze. Triadic joint attention is the highest level of joint attention and involves two individuals looking at an object. [ 2 ] Each individual must understand that the other individual is looking at the same object and realize that there is an element of shared attention. [ 3 ]

  9. List of writing genres - Wikipedia

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    Romantic fiction primarily focuses on a love story between two people, usually with an optimistic, emotionally satisfying ending. [1] Also Romance (literary fiction) – works that frequently, but not exclusively, takes the form of the historical romance. Amish; Chivalric. Fantasy: One example is The Princess Bride. Contemporary. Gay; Lesbian ...