High Epistemicity

A logical modifier that increases or greatly confirms the epistemicity of the editorial interpretation. Its semantics depend on the context:

• Absolute certainty: indicates qualitative confidence regarding the identity of phenomena (e.g., Unclear, Supplied, Erasure) or their associated metadata, often used for difficult but guaranteed readings.
• High precision: indicates that the quantitative estimation of a gap (Gap) or empty space (Vacat) is to be considered exact and not an approximation.
• Assertive superiority: indicates that the assertion made by the editor is of higher magnitude than the norm (#underline[same operator but with a different meaning, thus cf. Decreasing Plausibility among Lectiones for examples and syntax])

Syntax

An exclamation mark ! placed at the end of a phenomenon’s notation, strictly within any applicable delimiters of the phenomenon.

Overview

• 𝘋 = any IbiScript notation delimiter.

Examples

*abc!*

[.3.!]

EpiDoc Outputs

*abc!*

<ab>
    <unclear cert="high">abc</unclear>
</ab>

[.3.!]

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" cert="high">.3.</supplied>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

*abc!*

Unclear[high, legibility: normal]
  Plain("abc")

[.3.!]

Supplied[high]
  Plain(".3.")