A Glossary for Elemental Notation

Orbital Traits

1. $\text{st(X) / dy(X)}$ = Static Element / Dynamic Element
2. $\text{(X)}\exists \text{ / }\text{(X)}\forall$ = Democratic Element / Aristocratic Element
3. $\text{?(X) / !(X)}$ = Questim Element / Declatim Element
4. $\text{P(X) / J(X)}$ = Irrational Element / Rational Element
5. $\text{(X)e / (X)i}$ = Extroverted Element / Introverted Element
6. $\circlearrowright \text{(X)}\text{ / }\circlearrowleft \text{(X)}$ = Process Element / Result Element
7. $\text{(X)}+\text{ / }\text{(X)}-\text{ or }{\text{X}}^{+}\text{ / }{\text{X}}^{-}\text{ or }+\text{X}\text{ / }-\text{X}$ = Positivist Element / Negativist Element

Tetradic Elements

Aspect / Faculty / Domain / Macro Element

$\mathrm{N}$-base = Intuition-Base $\{\alpha \mathrm{Ne},\beta \mathrm{Ni},\gamma \mathrm{Ni},\delta \mathrm{Ne}\}$
$\mathrm{T}$-base = Logic-Base $\{\alpha \mathrm{Ti},\beta \mathrm{Ti},\gamma \mathrm{Te},\delta \mathrm{Te}\}$
$\mathrm{S}$-base = Sensation-Base $\{\alpha \mathrm{Si},\beta \mathrm{Se},\gamma \mathrm{Se},\delta \mathrm{Si}\}$
$\mathrm{F}$-base = Ethics-Base $\{\alpha \mathrm{Fe},\beta \mathrm{Fe},\gamma \mathrm{Fi},\delta \mathrm{Fi}\}$

Quadra

$\alpha$ = Alpha Quadra $\{\alpha \mathrm{Ne},\alpha \mathrm{Si},\alpha \mathrm{Fe},\alpha \mathrm{Ti}\}$
$\beta$ = Beta Quadra $\{\beta \mathrm{Fe},\beta \mathrm{Ti},\beta \mathrm{Se},\beta \mathrm{Ni}\}$
$\gamma$ = Gamma Quadra $\{\gamma \mathrm{Se},\gamma \mathrm{Ni},\gamma \mathrm{Te},\gamma \mathrm{Fi}\}$
$\delta$ = Delta Quadra $\{\delta \mathrm{Te},\delta \mathrm{Fi},\delta \mathrm{Ne},\delta \mathrm{Si}\}$

Club

$\mathrm{NT}$ = Intuitive-Logical $\{\alpha \mathrm{Ne},\alpha \mathrm{Ti},\gamma \mathrm{Ni},\gamma \mathrm{Te}\}$
$\mathrm{NF}$ = Intuitive-Ethical $\{\beta \mathrm{Fe},\beta \mathrm{Ni},\delta \mathrm{Fi},\delta \mathrm{Ne}\}$
$\mathrm{ST}$ = Sensory-Logical $\{\beta \mathrm{Ti},\beta \mathrm{Se},\delta \mathrm{Te},\delta \mathrm{Si}\}$
$\mathrm{SF}$ = Sensory-Ethical $\{\alpha \mathrm{Si},\alpha \mathrm{Fe},\gamma \mathrm{Se},\gamma \mathrm{Fi}\}$

Miscellaneous Elements/Blocks (Context: Model A)

$\text{XY}$ = $\text{X}$ is grouped with $\text{Y}$ by conjugation.
$\text{X}\to \text{Y}\text{ or }\text{X}>\text{Y}$ = $\text{X}$ flows to $\text{Y}$, using the group of Classical Intertype Relationships (i.e. beneficiary to benefactor or supervisor to supervisee).
$\text{X}\leftarrow \text{Y}\text{ or }\text{X}<\text{Y}$ = $\text{Y}$ flows to $\text{X}$, using the group of Classical Intertype Relationships (i.e. beneficiary to benefactor or supervisor to supervisee).
$\text{X-Y}$ = Ordered horizontal or skew block.
$\text{X+Y}$ = Unordered horizontal or skew block.
$\text{X|Y}$ = Unordered vertical block.
$\text{X}\backslash \text{Y}$ = Ordered vertical block.
${\text{X}}_{\text{max}}$ = Element is ‘Base’ in Model-A or main agenda.
${\text{X}}_{\text{min}}$ = Element is ‘Vulnerable’ in Model-A, or conflict element.

Continuous Socionics (V. Talanov)

${\text{X}}_{\text{max}}$ = “Most” or “excess” of this element. Could also be used to denote the ‘Base’ position in Model A. In the context of dichotomy traits, this could also be deployed in a similar fashion.
${\text{X}}_{\text{min}}$ = “Least” or “deficiency” of this element. Could also be used to denote the ‘Vulnerable’ position in Model A. In the context of dichotomy traits, this could also be deployed in a similar fashion.

Tetradic Elements

Pseudo-Aspect / Pseudo-Faculty / Pseudo-Domain / Pseudo-Macro Element

$\text{Q}$-base = Questimity-Base $\{\alpha \mathrm{Ti},\beta \mathrm{Fe},\gamma \mathrm{Fi},\delta \mathrm{Te}\}$
$\text{D}$-base = Declatimity-Base $\{\alpha \mathrm{Fe},\beta \mathrm{Ti},\gamma \mathrm{Te},\delta \mathrm{Fi}\}$

“Anti” Quaternions/Tetrads

$\mathrm{ant}(\text{X})$ denotes the tetrad/quaternion obtained by inverting all three of $\text{X}$‘s defining traits, even though this would be considered to be illegal in the classical representation of the types as a 4D vector space over ${\mathbb{F}}_2$, an approach I will tentatively dub “Discrete Socionics”. In Discrete Socionics, the three traits cutting out a tetrad/quaternion are never independent, with the third being the sum of the other two. Talanov, however, approaches this differently. In “Continuous Socionics”, a term coined by the Discord user “Feliens”, all of the Reinin dichotomies are linearly independent and exist in continuous space, so the “types” can be described in ${\mathbb{R}}^{15}$.

Example I: Quadras and “Anti-Quadras”

$\alpha$ = Alpha {Judicious, Merry, Democratic}
$\beta$ = Beta {Decisive, Merry, Aristocratic}
$\gamma$ = Gamma {Decisive, Serious, Democratic}
$\delta$ = Delta {Judicious, Serious, Aristocratic}

$\mathrm{ant}(\alpha )$ = Anti-Alpha {Decisive, Serious, Aristocratic}
$\mathrm{ant}(\beta )$ = Anti-Beta {Judicious, Serious, Democratic}
$\mathrm{ant}(\gamma )$ = Anti-Gamma {Judicious, Merry, Aristocratic}
$\mathrm{ant}(\delta )$ = Anti-Delta {Decisive, Merry, Democratic}

Example II: Temperaments and “Anti-Temperaments”

$\text{EP}$ = Flexible-Manoeuvring {Extroverted, Irrational, Static}
$\text{IP}$ = Receptive-Adaptive {Introverted, Irrational, Dynamic}
$\text{EJ}$ = Linear-Assertive {Extroverted, Rational, Dynamic}
$\text{IJ}$ = Balanced-Stable {Introverted, Rational, Static}

$\mathrm{ant}(\text{EP})$ = Anti-Flexible-Manoeuvring {Introverted, Rational, Dynamic}
$\mathrm{ant}(\text{IP})$ = Anti-Receptive-Adaptive {Extroverted, Rational, Static}
$\mathrm{ant}(\text{EJ})$ = Anti-Linear-Assertive {Introverted, Irrational, Static}
$\mathrm{ant}(\text{IJ})$ = Anti-Balanced-Stable {Extroverted, Irrational, Dynamic}

Addendum

$\mathrm{ant}$ is not exclusively for use when describing tetrads or quaternions, and may be deployed when describing elements belonging to a different partition space, such as dyads, for example, where instead of inverting 3 dichotomy traits, you invert all 7 of them.

Further Reading

• https://socionavigator.com/socionics