The Mechanical Extension
Mechanical is the Coherent Dictionary in a controlled language: the ASD-STE100 Issue 9 discipline of the aerospace industry, plus the vocabulary declared on this page. One word has one meaning. A machine can check the rules.
The aerospace dictionary has words for machines. A moral constitution also requires words for time, speech, truth, life, and justice. This page declares those words: 535 added words in 10 groups, and 7 approved words with a changed meaning. The 192 terms of the dictionary are also declared technical nouns. The ASD word list itself is not reproduced here.
Overridden words 7
These words are in the aerospace dictionary, but Ultimate Law gives them a different single meaning. In Mechanical text, only the Ultimate Law sense applies.
| word | aerospace sense (ASD-STE100 Issue 9) | Ultimate Law sense |
|---|---|---|
| agent | AGENT (n): 'One of a group of materials made to do a specified task' | something that can form intentions, make decisions, and initiate actions |
| damage | DAMAGE (n): 'The result of an occurrence that causes deterioration of the condition of something' | a negative change to the body, property, or freedom of an agent, which the agent did not agree to |
| free | FREE (adj): 'That can move easily' | without coercion when an agent forms intentions, makes decisions, or does actions |
| good | GOOD (adj): 'That is satisfactory' | an action that obeys consent, makes no unwilling victim, and decreases or repairs harm |
| property | PROPERTY (n): 'A characteristic or attribute of an object' | the things an agent owns, which start with their body |
| right | RIGHT (adj): 'On the east side when you look north' | as a noun: a named boundary that follows from agency and the passive Golden Rule, which others must not cross without consent |
| value | VALUE (n): 'A quantity that is calculated or given' | what an agent considers important; others cannot measure it from outside or impose it |
Words of the moral doctrine 75
| actor | the agent who did the act |
| aggression | a crossing of a boundary with force |
| aggressor | an agent who crosses a boundary with force |
| atrocity | a very large and cruel harm |
| attack | an act of force against an agent |
| attacker | an agent who makes an attack |
| blame | the statement that an agent caused a harm |
| ceiling | the upper limit that punishment must not go above |
| collection | the act of the victim who takes the punishment that proportion permits |
| compensate compensates | to give equal value for a harm or a loss |
| compulsion | force that makes an agent act without their agreement |
| confession | a statement of a person that they did a wrong act |
| credible | with sufficient signs to think that it is real |
| cross crosses, crossed | to go across a boundary |
| crossing | the act that goes across a boundary |
| defender | an agent who stops a crossing of their own boundary |
| defense | the act that stops a crossing of a boundary |
| delegation | the transfer of a task to a different agent, in agreed limits |
| demand demands | to say that a person must give or do a thing |
| duty | a thing that an agent must do because of an agreement or of causation |
| ender | an agent who ends an outlaw |
| enforce enforces, enforced | to make persons obey a rule, with force if necessary |
| enforcer | an agent who enforces a rule |
| erase | to remove fully, so that no part remains |
| erasure | the act that erases a thing |
| excuse | a reason that a person gives to remove blame |
| fairness | the condition in which the same rules apply to each agent |
| forgive | to close a moral debt by release, as the victim |
| guardianship | temporary care and control for a person who cannot yet make safe choices |
| holder | the agent who holds a right, a debt, or a forfeiture |
| injustice | an act that punishes without a victim, or above proportion |
| innocent | without guilt |
| insult | words that offend a person but take no thing from them |
| intact | whole, with no forfeiture on it |
| invalid | not valid |
| just | in agreement with Justice |
| legitimacy | the condition of a thing that is legitimate |
| moral morally | related to the questions of good, evil, guilt, and debt between agents |
| necessity | the condition in which a thing must occur or must be done |
| obligate | to put a duty on an agent |
| offend | to cause an unwanted feeling with words, without a crossing of a boundary |
| offender | an agent who crossed a boundary and caused harm |
| offense | the unwanted feeling that words cause, without a crossing of a boundary |
| owe owed | to have a debt of value or of duty to an agent |
| party | one side of an agreement or of a trade |
| principle | a base rule from which other rules follow |
| prosecute | to make an offender meet Judgment for a crime |
| prosecution | the process that makes an offender meet Judgment |
| protect | to keep a thing safe from harm |
| proxy | an agent who acts for a different agent, in the limits of a mandate |
| reciprocal | equal in two directions between agents |
| refusal | the act that refuses |
| refuse | to say no to a thing |
| renegotiation | a new agreement about the terms, with consent from all sides |
| resistance | force that answers a crossing, to stop it |
| respect | attention to the boundaries and the choices of an agent |
| seize | to take with force |
| seizure | an act that takes with force |
| shelter | to give a safe location to an agent |
| sovereign | with the full and final right to decide on a matter |
| sovereignty | the full and final right of an agent to decide on their own matters |
| steal stolen, stole | to take the property of a different agent without consent |
| submit | to stop resistance and accept the will of a different agent |
| suspension | a stop that is not permanent |
| take took, taken | to get a thing without the consent of its owner |
| territory | the area of land that a group claims |
| threaten | to promise harm |
| transaction | one complete exchange of value |
| unwilling | without the agreement of the will |
| valid | made in the correct manner, and thus in effect |
| violate | to cross a boundary that required consent |
| violator | an agent who violates |
| violent | with violence |
| voluntary voluntarily | chosen freely, without force, threat, or deception |
| wrong | against the Law: it makes an unwilling victim |
Words of mind and knowledge 79
| aim aims | the result that an agent wants from an action |
| anger | the hot feeling against a thing that blocks or harms you |
| attempt | an act that tries to get a result |
| believer | an agent who holds a belief |
| capability | the condition of an agent who can do a thing |
| capable | able to do a thing |
| capacity | the condition of an agent that makes an action or a function possible |
| care | attention to the good condition of a person or a thing |
| certain | held as true without doubt |
| certainty | knowledge that is safe from doubt |
| choose chose, chosen | to make a choice |
| comparison | the act that puts two things against each other to see the differences |
| concept | an idea with a name and limits |
| confidence | trust that a thing is true or will occur |
| conscious | with consciousness |
| contradiction contradict, contradicts | two claims that cannot both be true |
| counterfactual | about the things that could occur but did not |
| curious | with curiosity |
| decide decides | to make a decision |
| depend depends | to change when a different thing changes |
| dependence | the condition of a thing that depends on a different thing |
| desire | a want |
| discover | to find a thing that was there but not known |
| discovery | the act that discovers, or the thing that a person discovered |
| disprove disproves | to show with evidence and logic that a claim is false |
| distinction | a difference that divides two concepts |
| emotion emotional | a feeling of the mind, for example fear, anger, or pleasure |
| examination | a careful look at a thing, to know its condition |
| expectation | the condition of a mind that thinks that a thing will occur |
| experience experiences | the things that occur to an agent, as the agent feels them |
| explore | to go into a thing that you do not know, to know it |
| falsifiable falsifiability | that evidence can show to be false |
| feelings | plural of feeling: the felt conditions of the mind |
| focus | the point where attention goes |
| guide guides | to show the direction |
| hope | the want that a good thing will occur |
| humility | knowledge of the limits of your own mind |
| identity | the properties that make an agent that agent |
| ignorance | the condition of no knowledge |
| improve improves, improved | to make better |
| improvement | a change that makes a thing better |
| intellect | the part of the mind that reasons |
| interest interests | a thing that is important to an agent |
| interpret | to give a meaning to a thing |
| lessons | plural of lesson: knowledge that a person gets from experience |
| logical logically | in agreement with logic |
| match matches | to agree with, point for point |
| meaning meaningful | the content that a signal or a pattern carries |
| memory memories | the part of the mind that keeps the past |
| mood | the general feeling of a mind through a period |
| novelty | the condition of a new thing |
| observation | the act that observes, or the data that it gives |
| observe observes | to look at with attention |
| observer | an agent who observes |
| opinion | a belief that a person holds without full evidence |
| plan plans, planned | a set of intended actions for a result |
| planner | an agent who makes plans |
| pleasant | that gives a good feeling |
| pleasure | a good feeling |
| prove proves, proven | to show with evidence and logic that a claim is true |
| purpose | the result for which an agent does a thing |
| question questions | a request for knowledge |
| recursive | that applies to its own result, again and again |
| reflect | to think about your own thoughts |
| regret | pain about your own past choice |
| remember | to hold in memory |
| resentment | anger that stays about a past wrong |
| resolve | a firm decision to continue |
| shortcut | a quick path of the mind that does not examine |
| sight | the capacity to see |
| study | careful work of the mind on a subject |
| subjective | as one mind feels it, not measurable from outside |
| surprise surprises | an event that the models of an agent did not predict |
| suspicion | a thought that a thing can be true, without evidence |
| uncertainty | the condition in which knowledge is not sufficient to decide |
| unconscious | without awareness, but active in the mind |
| verify | to make sure that a thing is true |
| willingness | the condition of an agent who agrees to act |
| wisdom | good judgment from knowledge and experience |
Words of speech and truth 37
| accuse accusation | to say that an agent did a wrong act |
| announce announces | to say to all |
| answer answers | the statement that a question gets |
| argue | to give reasons for or against a claim |
| argument arguments | a chain of reasons for a claim |
| assert asserts | to state with force, without proof |
| communicate | to move information from one mind to a different mind |
| debate | open argument between persons |
| declaration | a statement made in a formal manner |
| declare declares, declared | to state in a formal manner |
| define defines, defined | to state the one meaning and the limits of a word |
| definitions | plural of definition: statements of the one meaning of a word |
| deny | to say that a claim is false |
| describe describes | to say the properties of a thing |
| explain explains | to show why a thing is so |
| express | to put a thought into signals |
| false | not in agreement with reality |
| hide hides, hidden | to keep out of sight |
| honest honesty, honestly | that says the truth and hides no part of it |
| identification | the act that identifies |
| insist | to state again with force |
| language | the shared system of signals that persons speak and write |
| obscure | to make hard to see or to know |
| promise promises | a statement that binds its maker to a future act |
| reference | words that point at a thing |
| refute | to show with logic or evidence that a claim is false |
| rule rules | a statement that says what agents must do or must not do |
| say says, said | to make words |
| sentence | a complete unit of words, or the punishment that a judgment states |
| speakers | plural of speaker: persons who speak |
| specify | to state exactly |
| state states | to say in clear words; (noun, in "state authority") the organization that claims a monopoly on force |
| statement statements | words that claim a thing |
| teach | to give knowledge to a person |
| true | in agreement with reality |
| why | for which reason |
| word words | the smallest unit of language with a meaning |
Words of time 22
| age | the quantity of time from the start of a thing |
| already | before now |
| arrival | the event that arrives |
| arrive | to come to a location or a condition |
| constant constantly | that does not change or stop |
| final | last, with no thing after it |
| future | the time after now |
| generations | plural of generation: all persons born in one period |
| history | the record of the past |
| immediate | now, without a wait |
| later | after this time |
| moment | a very short time |
| now | at this time |
| past | the time before now |
| permanent permanently | without an end |
| phase phases | one part of a process, in time |
| present | the time that is now |
| soon | after a short time |
| still | up to now, and continues |
| temporarily | for a limited time |
| year | the period of one full cycle of the seasons |
| yet | up to now |
Words of life and death 23
| adults | plural of adult: persons who are full grown |
| alive | with life |
| biology | the science of life |
| body bodies | the physical structure of a person or an agent |
| buried | put under the ground |
| child | a young person |
| cure | a thing that removes a disease |
| dead | without life |
| death | the end of a life |
| die dies, died | to stop life |
| disease | a condition that damages the body from inside |
| food | material that keeps a body alive |
| health | the good condition of a body |
| human humans | a person of our species |
| humanity | all humans together |
| hunger | the pain of a body without food |
| immortality | life without a set end |
| mortal | that must die |
| mortality | the condition of agents that must die |
| pain | see the entry Pain |
| survival | the continuation of life |
| unborn | not yet born |
| young | early in life |
Words of society and economy 58
| association | a connection between persons, without a claim about their actions |
| borders | plural of border: the lines that states draw around territory |
| buy | to get a thing for money |
| competitors | plural of competitor: agents who compete for the same trade |
| conquest | a full win over a thing that stood against you |
| consumer consumers | a person who uses goods or services |
| cooperation | work that agents do together, freely |
| copyrights | plural of copyright: a legal monopoly on copies of a pattern |
| cost costs | the value that a person gives to get a thing |
| earn | to get through work or value given |
| economic | related to trades and production |
| efficiency | much result for little cost |
| effort | the work that an agent puts into an action |
| gain | an increase of value |
| game games | a voluntary activity with rules and a goal |
| goal | the result that an agent tries to reach |
| god | a being that believers put above nature |
| ideology | a system of ideas about how society must be |
| innovate innovates | to make new methods or tools |
| innovator | a person who makes new methods or tools |
| labor | human work |
| lawyer lawyers | a person whose trade is the law of a state |
| laziness | the condition of a person who does not want to work |
| legal | made or permitted by the law of a state |
| majority | more than half of a group |
| maker makers | an agent who makes a thing |
| members | plural of member: agents who are part of a group |
| membership | the condition of a member |
| network | a group of things with many connections between them |
| opportunities | plural of opportunity: an open path to a gain |
| organization organized | a group of persons with a structure and a purpose |
| parasite | an agent who takes value and gives no value |
| participant | an agent who takes part |
| participate participation | to take part |
| patents | plural of patent: a legal monopoly on the use of an idea |
| peace | the condition without war or violence |
| penalties | plural of penalty: a cost that a rule puts on an act |
| pressure | force of any type that pushes an agent to act |
| private | of one agent, not of all |
| product | the thing that a process makes |
| prophet | a person who claims to speak for a god |
| provider | an agent who gives goods or services |
| public | open to all persons |
| redistribute redistribution | to take value from some persons and give it to other persons |
| resource resources | a thing that agents can use to make value |
| reward rewards | a good result given for an act |
| ruler rulers | a person who claims command of other persons |
| shortage shortages | the condition in which a necessary thing is not sufficient |
| slavery | the condition in which a person is held as property |
| success | a result that agrees with the goal |
| supports | form of support: to hold a thing up, or to help it continue |
| taxes | plural of tax: money that a state takes without consent |
| technology | tools and methods from science |
| trap | a condition that is easy to enter and hard to leave |
| vote votes | a formal choice that a person gives in a group decision |
| waste | value used with no result |
| wealth | the total value that agents made and hold |
| weapon | a tool made to harm |
Words of the world and nature 32
| address | the known location of a thing, where work can reach it |
| architecture | the structure of a system, as a design |
| artificial | made by agents, not by nature |
| base | the thing that a different thing stands on |
| bridge | a thing that connects two sides |
| causal | of causation |
| central | at the center, or with command of the whole |
| complex complexities | with many parts and many connections |
| configuration | the arrangement of the parts of a system |
| consolidation | the collection of many parts into one power |
| context | the conditions around a thing that give it its meaning |
| continuum | a range with no steps |
| environment | all the things around an agent |
| event events | a thing that occurs at a time |
| flux | the continuous flow of change |
| friction | resistance that makes a process slow |
| fundamental | at the base, below all other things |
| geometry | the science of space and shapes |
| inertia | the property of a thing that continues its motion |
| machine | a made thing that does work |
| nature natural, naturally | the character of a thing; the world that no agent made |
| ontological | about that which exists at the base |
| physics physical | the science of matter, energy, and motion |
| raw | in its first condition, without work on it |
| red | the color of blood |
| relation relations, relationship | the manner in which two things stand to each other |
| road | a path that persons made to move on |
| scale | the size of a thing against other things |
| science | knowledge from tests and models that match reality |
| star | a very large body of burning gas in space |
| technical | of method and tools: a problem that work can solve, not a mystery |
| world | all things around us; the whole of the environment |
Words of action and change 67
| accumulate | to collect more and more through time |
| advances | form of advance: to move forward |
| application | the act that applies a rule or a tool to a case |
| authorize | to give the right to act |
| bind | to hold with force, or to put a duty on |
| block blocks | to stand in the path of a thing |
| build builds, built | to make a thing from parts |
| collapse | to fall into pieces; the fall itself |
| command commands, commanded | to tell an agent to do a thing, with a claim of power |
| compound | to grow by steps, where each step builds on the last step |
| compute computes | to find a result with steps of calculation |
| construction | the act that builds |
| contribute | to give a part of the work or the value |
| decay decays | to become worse slowly |
| delete | to remove fully from a system |
| design | the plan of a thing that a maker makes |
| destroy destroys, destroyed | to damage a thing so that it stops to exist |
| dissolve | to come apart slowly into parts |
| dominate | to hold power above other agents |
| emerge emerges, emergent | to come out of a process, new |
| enter enters | to come into |
| escape | to get out of a hold |
| evolve | to change step by step through time |
| exist exists, existence | to be real |
| fail fails, failed | to not reach the result |
| failure failures | the event in which a thing fails |
| feeds | form of feed: to give food to |
| govern governs | to command a group with rules |
| grow grows, growth | to become larger or stronger |
| guard guards | to keep safe with attention |
| interact interaction, interactions | to act on each other |
| interference | an act from outside that changes a process without consent |
| invert inverts | to turn a thing to its opposite |
| leave leaves | to go away from |
| lock locked | to close so that it cannot open |
| lose loses, lost | to stop to have |
| loss | the thing that an agent loses |
| manage manages | to direct a process to its goal |
| manipulation | hidden control of an agent through deception or pressure |
| meet meets, met | to come together with |
| mirror mirrors | to give back the same shape, in the other direction |
| mourn | to feel pain for a thing that is lost |
| navigate | to find a path through |
| offer offered | to show a thing that a person can freely accept or refuse |
| oppose opposition | to stand or act against |
| override overrides | to push a thing aside with more power |
| race races | to try to be faster than |
| reach reaches, reached | to get to a point or a limit |
| remain remains | to stay when other things go |
| repeat repeats | to occur again |
| represent represents | to stand for a thing in a model or a sign |
| require requires, required | to have as a necessary condition |
| resist resists | to push against |
| rest | to be quiet, without work or fear |
| return returns | to give back, or to come back |
| rise | to go up |
| share shared | to give a part to a different agent, or to hold a thing together |
| solve solves, solved | to find the answer to a problem |
| spread spreads | to move out in many directions |
| stand stands | to be in a place and condition |
| starve starves, starved | to die or become weak from no food |
| strike strikes | to hit with force |
| transfer | to move a thing from one holder to a different holder |
| transform transformation | to change the form of a thing |
| visit | to go to a location for a time |
| watch watches | to look at with continued attention |
| win wins, won | to get the result in a competition |
Words of quality, quantity, and manner 100
| absence | the condition in which a thing is not there |
| abstract | in ideas, not in physical things |
| absurdity | a claim that logic cannot hold |
| abundance | much more than necessary |
| adaptive | that changes to fit new conditions |
| alien | fully different and outside our kind |
| arrangement | the manner in which things are put together |
| balance balanced | the condition in which the sides are equal |
| blind | without sight; without attention to differences |
| chance | the part of events that no known cause directs |
| coherent | with parts that agree, without contradiction |
| conclusion | the statement that follows from the reasons |
| conditional | true or given only in a condition |
| constraint constraints | a limit on the possible actions |
| core | the most important center of a thing |
| danger | the possibility of harm |
| deadly | that causes death |
| descriptive | that says what is, not what must be |
| detail details | a small part of the full picture |
| direct | without steps between |
| disagreement | the condition in which minds do not agree |
| discomfort | a small unwanted feeling |
| distributed | in many locations, not in one |
| exact | fully correct, with no difference |
| exception | a case that a rule does not cover |
| exclusive | for one agent only |
| exemption | a release from a rule |
| fair | equal under the same rules |
| fantasy | an idea with no connection to reality |
| few | a small number of |
| form | the shape or type of a thing |
| further | more far |
| gap | an open space between two things |
| harmony | the condition in which parts fit together well |
| hostile | like an enemy |
| identical | the same in each property |
| indefinite | without a set limit |
| independent | not under the control of a different thing |
| invariant | that does not change when other things change |
| key keys | the thing that opens or decides |
| kind kinds | a category of things with the same nature |
| manner manners | the way in which a thing is done; (plural) the voluntary customs of politeness |
| many-centered | with many centers, so that no one center commands |
| metaphysical | about being, outside the reach of tests |
| mutual | equal from each side to the other |
| negative | that removes or decreases; less than zero |
| normal | as it is in most cases |
| normative | that says what must be, not what is |
| objective objectively | true without attention to any mind |
| option options | one possible choice |
| order orders | a stable arrangement of things |
| ordinary | normal, not special |
| original | the first thing, from which copies come |
| outward | in the direction away from the center |
| passive | that does not act; the form of the Golden Rule that only forbids |
| path | the line that leads from one point to a different point |
| perfect | without any error |
| perversion | a change that turns a thing against its own purpose |
| plain plainest | simple and clear |
| plural | more than one |
| plurality | many agents, not one |
| positive | that adds or increases; more than zero |
| possibility possibilities | a thing that can occur |
| powerful | with much power |
| predatory predation | that lives by force on other agents |
| probability | the measure of how possible a thing is |
| progress | movement to a better condition |
| pure purest | of one kind only, with no mix |
| quiet quietly | with little sound or little show |
| real really | that exists in reality |
| redundant | with more copies than necessary, so that one failure does not stop the function |
| reliable reliably | that functions correctly again and again |
| response responses | the change that follows a signal or an act |
| responsible | connected by causation to an effect, and thus with the duty for it |
| rich richer | with much value or much content |
| simple | with few parts |
| simplicity | the condition of a simple thing |
| single | one only |
| situations | plural of situation: the conditions at one time and location |
| size | how large a thing is |
| solitude | the condition of an agent that is fully alone |
| span | the length that a thing covers |
| specific | of one named case, not general |
| stake | the value that an agent can lose in a situation |
| status | the condition or position of an agent under the rules |
| strength | the property of a strong agent or thing |
| summit | the highest point |
| supremacy | power above all other agents |
| timeless | without time limits |
| tradeoff tradeoffs | a choice in which more of one value costs some of a different value |
| unchallengeable unchallengeably | that no agent can meet in a test of strength |
| unique | the only one of its kind |
| universal | that applies to all |
| unpleasant | that gives a bad feeling |
| unquestionable | held safe from all questions |
| utopian | of a perfect world that cannot exist |
| vigilance | continued careful attention to danger |
| visible | that the eye or the mind can see |
| whole | complete, with no part absent |
| worth | with a value that is equal to the cost |
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| alone | with no other agent or thing |
| away | from this location to a different location |
| bet | a choice that wins or loses on an unknown result |
| bond | a connection that holds two agents together |
| both | the two together |
| branch | one of the paths that go out from a point |
| candidate | a thing that can become the named thing |
| commitment | a promise that binds the will |
| creator | an agent who makes a thing from no thing |
| deceive deceives, deceived | to cause a false belief with intention |
| deceiver | an agent who deceives |
| designer | an agent who makes a design |
| divinity | a god or the condition of a god |
| dream-space | the shared space where minds meet across time (a picture, declared as one word) |
| drive | the internal push of an agent to an aim |
| exile | the condition of an agent that its group put out |
| extrapolation | the extension of a known line into the unknown |
| former | that was so before, and is not so now |
| gift | a thing given freely, with no debt made |
| habit | an action that repeats without new decisions |
| issuer | the agent who makes and stands behind an IOU |
| like | similar to |
| matter | a subject on which an agent can act or decide |
| means | has the meaning of |
| non-agent | a thing that is not an agent |
| ours | the one that we have |
| outside | not within the limits of |
| receiver | the agent who receives a signal |
| rival rivals | an agent who competes for the same position |
| salvation | a rescue that comes from outside |
| second | number two in an order |
| self | the own person of an agent |
| so | thus; to this degree |
| something | a thing that is not named |
| successor | the agent who comes after |
| suffering | continued pain |
| surgery | a cut into a body or a system to change it |
| thing | one item that a mind can point at |
| third | number three in an order |
| three | the number 3 |
| tradition | a practice that groups repeat across generations |
| two | the number 2 |
Counts
Measured on the finished rendering, not estimated. The Law entry is exempt and verbatim, by its own clause.
- STE prose tokens: 12366
- from the ASD-STE100 approved vocabulary: 6890 tokens = 55.7%
- the 7 overridden approved words: 393 tokens = 3.2%
- the 192 terms and their word family: 3249 tokens = 26.3%
- declared extension vocabulary: 1834 tokens = 14.8%
- distinct approved base words used: 283 of the approximately 875 in Issue 9
- added words: 535 base words (704 surface forms) + the 192 terms
- overridden words: 7
- quoted citations (counted as data, Rule 8.6): 20