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Ligature of Supplied Signs

A ligature of signs restored by the editor as once having been inscribed but now lost. Of very rare use.

Syntax

Any notation of a phenomenon (IbiUnit) allowed within Supplied wrapped by square brackets […] and enclosed between equal signs =…=.

Overview

NotationConceptual ASTPaper Output
=[⊙]=Ligature { content: [Supplied { ⊙ }], cert: γ }[⧵⊙⧷]
  • SUPPLIED_ALLOWED = any phenomena allowed within Supplied (notation, AST or rendering depending on its placement).
  • ‽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 Ligated Signs for the automatic rectification performed by the formatter to improve legibility.

Examples

NotationPaper Output
=[abc]=
abc
=[abc]?=
abc
=[abc]!=
abc

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
=[abc]=
<ab>
    <hi rend="ligature" cert="medium">
        <supplied reason="lost" cert="medium">abc</supplied>
    </hi>
</ab>
=[abc]?=
<ab>
    <hi rend="ligature" cert="low">
        <supplied reason="lost" cert="medium">abc</supplied>
    </hi>
</ab>
=[abc]!=
<ab>
    <hi rend="ligature" cert="high">
        <supplied reason="lost" cert="medium">abc</supplied>
    </hi>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
=[abc]=
Ligature[medium]
  Supplied[medium]
    Plain("abc")
=[abc]?=
Ligature[low]
  Supplied[medium]
    Plain("abc")
=[abc]!=
Ligature[high]
  Supplied[medium]
    Plain("abc")