From 72afc5949050e8a92050fefa5f0eec6f550bf3c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: onebigear Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 19:54:15 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] need to use large corpus, otherwise readme file cannot substantiate! --- README.md | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- todo.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9064682..e45cc45 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,40 +2,40 @@ ![](media/cover_temp.gif) -## About +## Introduction "Trees: Symbol And Recursion" is a series of computer programs that -playfully inquires the convergence of mathematics, linguistics and symbolic structures implied in trees, a type of structure used to store, search and present information. The project is part of the larger project "structures: string, tree and graph". +playfully inquires the convergence of the mathematics, linguistics and symbolic structure implied in trees, a type of structure used to store, search and present information. The project is part of the larger project "structures: string, tree and graph". -## -conversation tree; decision tree; -text processing; recursion; symbols; empty spaces. a binary tree structure to implement a feature to store customized word combinations. +## +with structure, symbols can be manipulated in a procedural and hierarchical manner. the tree is such a structure. mindful that, in this case, trees on a conceptual layer. the metaphorical association with trees as in nature is arbitrary and is not intended to be tangible. -recursion in computational linguistics -recursion -Self generation of -Self modification -hierarchy -permutation -hierarchical rule +not surprising that the tree structure is widely applied to symbolic representation of information, in diverse arenas: to name a few: dna / text; mathematical operations; natural language processing/computational linguistics; conversation tree; decision tree; a binary tree structure to implement a feature to store customized word combinations. +how is hierarchiy meaningful, in this case? -critical code studies -Textual outputs are stored as txt files, and image outputs are stored as image files. The program process is stored in Jupyter Notebooks. -There are two recursive procedures applied in the program, one to build the tree, and the other to print the tree. Between line 45 and 67, the insertLeaf function recursively traverse the tree, looking for a suitable place to insert the word of the fruit as predefined by a hierarchical rule. The hierarchical rule used in the program simply compares the order of the word's first letter. Words starting with "bigger" letters will be placed on the right side, and vice versa. Between line 15 and 35, the print2DUtil_flat function visually renders the tree's levelled hierarchies. The function starts in the tree's furthest right. For words placed in "lower" levels, more empty spaces are printed, and vice versa. +recursion is a procedure that is applied to traverse the tree. -"A Letter Tree With Hanging Fruits" is a symbolic tree that grows 26 different fruits, with each name starting with a letter from the English alphabet. The computer program uses the tree structure, an abstract data structure used to store, retrieve and represent hierarchical information. The information, in this case, a list containing the words of the fruits, is processed hierarchically by recursion, an algorithmic procedure that constantly calls upon itself until an exit condition is met. +with trees, not all is fixed. although thinking about it in the metaphorical sense is arbitrary, artistically, philosophically, and historically, it is fruitful to think on those terms. trees in nature is generative, self-modifying, and permutative. -to how the program's outputs are being rendered interactively in the console, they are witnessing a tangible interplay of the subjects. - -typographical qualities -empty spaces -vacancies +|Tree in nature |Tree as structure | +|generation| growth | smart conversation program corpus acquisition| +|modification|trimming trees|deletion?| | +|permutation|hybrid breeds | ?? | -Tree of life in (esoteric) mystery spiritualism trees +the program is also an aesthetical intervention. +recursion creates the empty spaces. typographical qualities +illustrate the following this example through the +critical code studies +program reads from a corpus of large file, displays structure continuously. +Textual outputs are stored as txt files, and image outputs are stored as image files. The program process is stored in Jupyter Notebooks. +There are two recursive procedures applied in the program, one to build the tree, and the other to print the tree. Between line 45 and 67, the insertLeaf function recursively traverse the tree, looking for a suitable place to insert the word of the fruit as predefined by a hierarchical rule. The hierarchical rule used in the program simply compares the order of the word's first letter. Words starting with "bigger" letters will be placed on the right side, and vice versa. Between line 15 and 35, the print2DUtil_flat function visually renders the tree's levelled hierarchies. The function starts in the tree's furthest right. For words placed in "lower" levels, more empty spaces are printed, and vice versa. +"A Letter Tree With Hanging Fruits" is a symbolic tree that grows 26 different fruits, with each name starting with a letter from the English alphabet. The computer program uses the tree structure, an abstract data structure used to store, retrieve and represent hierarchical information. The information, in this case, a list containing the words of the fruits, is processed hierarchically by recursion, an algorithmic procedure that constantly calls upon itself until an exit condition is met. +to how the program's outputs are being rendered interactively in the console, they are witnessing a tangible interplay of the subjects. + ### Presentation PyCon diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md index df0c5f3..21daf21 100644 --- a/todo.md +++ b/todo.md @@ -1 +1 @@ -remove the empty projects that i will no longer work on \ No newline at end of file +remove the empty projects that i will no longer work on find a meaningful corpus to feed the program with text data, just like expanding on a list, but must be in a meaningful way.