Uninscribed Remainder of Line (vacat)

The uninscribed remainder of the line.

Syntax

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

Overview

NotationSimplified ASTPaper Output
[>lN‽ᵟ]Vacat{count: n, unit: Line, precision: γ}vacat n◇ᵟ
  • L = non-digit genitive plural of the Latin cardinal numeral corresponding to N.
  • 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.

Examples

NotationPaper Output
 
[>l]
vac. lin.
[>l2]
vac. lin. 2
[>l4?]
vac. lin. 4
[>l3!]
vac. lin. 3

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
 
[>l]
<ab>
    <space extent="1" unit="line" precision="medium"/>
</ab>
[>l2]
<ab>
    <space extent="2" unit="line" precision="medium"/>
</ab>
[>l4?]
<ab>
    <space extent="4" unit="line" precision="low"/>
</ab>
[>l3!]
<ab>
    <space extent="3" unit="line" precision="high"/>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
 
[>l]
Vacat(lin. 1, medium)

[>l2]
Vacat(lin. 2, medium)

[>l4?]
Vacat(lin. 4, low)

[>l3!]
Vacat(lin. 3, high)