<li>A sign relation <math>L\!</math> has a non-deterministic connotation if its dyadic component <math>L_{SI}\!</math> is not a function <math>L_{SI} : S \to I,\!</math> in other words, if there are signs in <math>S\!</math> with missing or multiple interpretants in <math>I.\!</math> As a rule, sign relations are rife with this variety of non-determinism, but it is usually felt to be under control so long as <math>L_{SI}\!</math> remains close to being an equivalence relation.</li> | <li>A sign relation <math>L\!</math> has a non-deterministic connotation if its dyadic component <math>L_{SI}\!</math> is not a function <math>L_{SI} : S \to I,\!</math> in other words, if there are signs in <math>S\!</math> with missing or multiple interpretants in <math>I.\!</math> As a rule, sign relations are rife with this variety of non-determinism, but it is usually felt to be under control so long as <math>L_{SI}\!</math> remains close to being an equivalence relation.</li> |