Uninscribed Signs or Spaces (v. or vac.)

Uninscribed signs or spaces.

Syntax

The greather-than sign > followed by the letter c for "character" and a number corresponding to the character count (followed by the optional precision notation), the whole enclosed within square brackets […].

Overview

NotationSimplified ASTPaper Output
[>cN‽ᵟ]Vacat{count: n, unit: Char, precision: γ}vac. char. n◇ᵟ
  • 𝑛 ∈ ℕ (natural numbers).
  • ‽ᵟ ∈ {?, !, ε} = uncertainty marker ?, certainty marker !, or empty string (ε).
  • ◇ᵟ ∈ {⯑, ⯁, ε} = rendering of the uncertainty/certainty marker in the notation or empty string (ε).
  • γ ∈ {Low, High, Medium} = certainty level corresponding to the marker used in the notation.
  • 𝑁 = number of characters (represented by char or digits).

Examples

NotationPaper Output
 
[>c]
vac. char.
[>c3]
vac. char. 3
[>c7?]
vac. char. 7
[>c5!]
vac. char. 5

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
 
[>c]
<ab>
    <space quantity="1" unit="character" precision="medium"/>
</ab>
[>c3]
<ab>
    <space quantity="3" unit="character" precision="medium"/>
</ab>
[>c7?]
<ab>
    <space quantity="7" unit="character" precision="low"/>
</ab>
[>c5!]
<ab>
    <space quantity="5" unit="character" precision="high"/>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
 
[>c]
Vacat(char. 1, medium)

[>c3]
Vacat(char. 3, medium)

[>c7?]
Vacat(char. 7, low)

[>c5!]
Vacat(char. 5, high)