[edit] signifier role, sign, datum

question: are all signs GDC? Probably no: the smoke that indicates a fire is not generically dependent. This was discussed and resolved: all signifiers are GDPs while they depend on non GDPs (example was: smoke itself is not the signifier for a combustion process, but smoke that is observed by an agent an interpreted in relation to previous knowledge is. The smoke itself is an IDC):

ToDo`s from disucussion: signifier:

• adjust DE
• If we don't have that yet, add comment: The indication (in the definition) implies an interpretation process which will have as output either information or mis-information.
• further contributors

information:

• adjust DE
• check contributors

informative role:

• create this term
• any subclass of information will have some additional axioms along the lines of "X realizes its informative role in a Y process"
• changed to ìnformation role (i.e. according to signifier role which is not signifying role)
• added DE
• contributors

add glosses on

• data - will be moved to #46 (closed)
• information (something along the line of "data which serves to reduce unceratinty")

data: - will be moved to #46 (closed)

• here we should also discuss the difference /commonality of datum and data - it is somewhat unintuitive to have them in parallel while in other cases we have singular & plural defined in one class#
• make the comments more accessible; note the wording the def of encoding process which mentions that the encoded form of something should be sendable from a sender to a receiver. Therefore, e.g. something stored in a brain is not encoded because it cannot be sent to someone else. It first has to be encoded via e.g. language.
• comment on possible colloquial uses: We recognize that "data" may also be understood as more or less anything which we can perceive. However, we have decided for another colloquial use which understands data as only encoded things.
• add gloss