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Rasura (or Gap in Erasure) of Unknown Extent

A gap of unknown extent corresponding to an erasure or contained within an ancient erasure.

Syntax

The notation for a gap of unknwon extent enclosed between double square brackets [[…]].

Overview

NotationConceptual ASTPaper Output
[[[⊙‽ᵟ]]Erasure { content: [Gap { ⊙ }], cert: γ }⟦[⊙]◇ᵟ⟧
  • PREVIOUS_SEEN_ALLOWED = the relevant gap notation.
  • ‽ᵟ ∈ {?, !, ε} = uncertainty marker ?, certainty marker !, or empty string (ε).
  • γ ∈ {Low, High, Medium} = certainty level corresponding to the marker used in the notation.
  • ◇ᵟ ∈ {, , ε} = rendering of the uncertainty/certainty marker in the notation or empty string (ε).

See Signs Erased in Antiquity and Rasurae for the automatic rectification performed by the formatter to improve legibility.

Examples

NotationPaper Output
[[[]]]
·
[[[]?]]
·
[[[]!]]
·

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
[[[]]]
<ab>
    <del cert="medium">
    </supplied>
</del>
</ab>
[[[]?]]
<ab>
    <del cert="low">
    </supplied>
</del>
</ab>
[[[]!]]
<ab>
    <del cert="high">
    </supplied>
</del>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
[[[]]]
Erasure[medium]
  Gap(unknown, medium)
[[[]?]]
Erasure[low]
  Gap(unknown, medium)
[[[]!]]
Erasure[high]
  Gap(unknown, medium)