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The '''zero element''' in [[relational network notation]] is represented by a small circle at the end of a [[line (in relational network theory)|line]]. Impulses moving to a zero element disappear; and an impulse may move from a zero element to the connecting line at any time.
 
The '''zero element''' in [[relational network notation]] is represented by a small circle at the end of a [[line (in relational network theory)|line]]. Impulses moving to a zero element disappear; and an impulse may move from a zero element to the connecting line at any time.
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==Example==
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[[File:zero-element.jpg|300px|thumb|left|A fragment of English lexotactics, showing three examples of the zero element. Diagram by [[User:PaulSank|JPS]] from Lamb 1966.]]]]
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Revision as of 02:43, 11 February 2018

The zero element in relational network notation is represented by a small circle at the end of a line. Impulses moving to a zero element disappear; and an impulse may move from a zero element to the connecting line at any time.

Example

A fragment of English lexotactics, showing three examples of the zero element. Diagram by JPS from Lamb 1966.

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Sources

  • Lamb, Sydney M. 1966. Outline of Stratificational Grammar. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press.