Polynym Math

set comparison between two polynyms

PSPEAR Survival Plan ⊥ Pdesign process


Equality

$$A \neq B$$
A is not equal to B

Subset

$$A \not\subseteq B$$
A is not a subset of or equal to B

Superset

$$A \not\supseteq B$$
A is not a superset of or equal to B

Intersection

$$A \cap B =$$
{ }

Union

$$A \cup B =$$
{ Assess, Clarifying Objectives, Determining Characteristics, Establishing Functions, Evaluating Alternatives, Execute, Generating Alternatives, Identifying Opportunities, Improving Details, Plan, Re-evaluate, Setting Requirements, Stop }

Symmetric Difference

$$A \ominus B =$$
{ Assess, Clarifying Objectives, Determining Characteristics, Establishing Functions, Evaluating Alternatives, Execute, Generating Alternatives, Identifying Opportunities, Improving Details, Plan, Re-evaluate, Setting Requirements, Stop }

Difference

$$A - B =$$
{ Assess, Execute, Plan, Re-evaluate, Stop }

Difference

$$B - A =$$
{ Clarifying Objectives, Determining Characteristics, Establishing Functions, Evaluating Alternatives, Generating Alternatives, Identifying Opportunities, Improving Details, Setting Requirements }

Cartesian Product

$$A \times B =$$
{ (Assess, Clarifying Objectives),
(Assess, Determining Characteristics),
(Assess, Establishing Functions),
(Assess, Evaluating Alternatives),
(Assess, Generating Alternatives),
(Assess, Identifying Opportunities),
(Assess, Improving Details),
(Assess, Setting Requirements),
(Execute, Clarifying Objectives),
(Execute, Determining Characteristics),
(Execute, Establishing Functions),
(Execute, Evaluating Alternatives),
(Execute, Generating Alternatives),
(Execute, Identifying Opportunities),
(Execute, Improving Details),
(Execute, Setting Requirements),
(Plan, Clarifying Objectives),
(Plan, Determining Characteristics),
(Plan, Establishing Functions),
(Plan, Evaluating Alternatives),
(Plan, Generating Alternatives),
(Plan, Identifying Opportunities),
(Plan, Improving Details),
(Plan, Setting Requirements),
(Re-evaluate, Clarifying Objectives),
(Re-evaluate, Determining Characteristics),
(Re-evaluate, Establishing Functions),
(Re-evaluate, Evaluating Alternatives),
(Re-evaluate, Generating Alternatives),
(Re-evaluate, Identifying Opportunities),
(Re-evaluate, Improving Details),
(Re-evaluate, Setting Requirements),
(Stop, Clarifying Objectives),
(Stop, Determining Characteristics),
(Stop, Establishing Functions),
(Stop, Evaluating Alternatives),
(Stop, Generating Alternatives),
(Stop, Identifying Opportunities),
(Stop, Improving Details),
(Stop, Setting Requirements) }
Polynym

SPEAR Survival Plan

Source
Filip Tkaczyk
Area
Survival
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
dane


vs.

design process

Source
Nigel Cross
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
5 steps of SPEAR Survival Plan

8 steps of design process
Stop
Plan
Execute
Assess
Re-evaluate

Identifying Opportunities
Clarifying Objectives
Establishing Functions
Setting Requirements
Determining Characteristics
Generating Alternatives
Evaluating Alternatives
Improving Details
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