Mosaic Merge

What is mosaic merge? How should it be defined?

Mosaic merge is one of the key concepts in current scientonomy. Thus, its proper definition is of great importance.

In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.

In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is:

• A scientific change where two mosaics turn into one united mosaic.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Here is the complete acceptance record of this term (it includes all the instances when the term was accepted as a part of a community's taxonomy):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 January 2016		Yes

All Theories

The following definitions of the term have been suggested:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Mosaic Merge (Barseghyan-2015)	A scientific change where two mosaics turn into one united mosaic.	2015

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Accepted Theories

The following definitions of the term have been accepted:

Community	Theory	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Mosaic Merge (Barseghyan-2015)	1 January 2016

Suggested Modifications

According to our records, there have been no suggested modifications on this term.

Current Definition

In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is Mosaic Merge (Barseghyan-2015).

Mosaic Merge (Barseghyan-2015) states: "A scientific change where two mosaics turn into one united mosaic."

According to Barseghyan (2015), for mosaics to merge, that is, to "turn into one united mosaic," there must first exist (at least) two distinct mosaics. This necessarily means that there are elements which are present in one mosaic but absent in the other. "To use the language of set theory," Barseghyan writes, "these are the elements that constitute the so-called symmetric difference of two mosaics [...] Therefore, in order for the two mosaics to merge into one, these elements should either be rejected in both or accepted in both, so that the differences between the two are resolved".1p. 214

Ontology

Existence

There is currently no accepted view concerning the existence of mosaic merges.

Disjointness

No classes are currently accepted as being disjoint with this class.

Subtypes

No classes are currently accepted as subtypes of a mosaic merge.

Supertypes

No classes are currently accepted as supertypes of a mosaic merge.

Associations

No associations of a mosaic merge are currently accepted.

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Dynamics

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Related Topics

This term is also related to the following topic(s):

• Mosaic Split
• Theory of Scientific Change
• Scientific Change