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Code (semiotics)

In semiotics, a code is a (learnt, or arbitrary, or conventional) correspondence or rule between patterns. It can be an arrangement of physical matter, including the electromagnetic spectrum, that stores the potential (when activated) to convey meaning (or a pre-specified result). For instance, the pattern of vibration we call 'sound' when activated…

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Code (semiotics)

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples2
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
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'green' equals 'go'.Ferdinand de Saussureinstance ofcan perceive and then link and associate to another set of phenomena0.80text

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