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Mosaic Split (Barseghyan-2015) (view source)
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|Description=To understand what is meant by mosaic split, consider the following case. "A community initially accepts some theories and employs some methods; in other words, initially, there is one mosaic of theories and methods. Also, as a result of some events, this initially united community transforms into two different communities with two somewhat different mosaics of theories and methods."[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p.202]] This is different than mere disagreement. ''Mosaic split'' only occurs if there are two communities that each present their different theories as accepted (in contexts like articles, conferences, textbooks and so on). That is, there is disagreement concerning the ''status'' of certain theories, and not just on the theories themselves.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p.203]]
There are several possible scenarios for ''mosaic split'' to occur. As per Barseghyan (2015), here are the possibilities: "a mosaic can split when the requirements of the current method are simultaneously satisfied by two or more competing theories. On the other hand, a mosaic can split when the outcome of theory assessment is inconclusive. While in the former case a mosaic split takes place ''necessarily'', in the latter case it is merely ''possible''."[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p.203]] The derivation from these scenarios to resulting theorems about mosaic split can be found respectively on the [[Necessary Mosaic Split theorem (Barseghyan-2015)]] and [[Possible Mosaic Split theorem (Barseghyan-2015)]] pages.
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