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        <title>abs</title>
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        <description>Description

The abs node calculates the absolute value of any node attached to it.

Constraints

	*  minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  maximum number of child-nodes: 1

Calculus

The abs node returns the absolute value of its child-node.

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        <description>Description

The acos node returns the arc cosine of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: -1. to +1.
	*  Output range: 0 to  (radians) 

Calculus</description>
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        <title>addition</title>
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The add node sums the values of its child-nodes.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit

Calculus</description>
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        <title>and</title>
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The AND node is a Boolean AND based on the classic fuzzy min function modified to compensate for missing data.  In its purest use, it evaluates to true when all its child-nodes are true and false when any child-node is false.  

The classic fuzzy min in practice tends to ignore the possible contribution of unknown data.  The missing data compensation function used in NetWeaver was developed after many years of empirical study of way subject matter experts tended to hedge their decis…</description>
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        <description>Description

The asin node returns the arc sine of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: -1. to +1.
	*  Output range: -/2 to +/2 (radians) 

Calculus</description>
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        <description>Description

The atan node returns the arc tangent of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: no constraints
	*  Output range: -/2 to +/2 (radians) 

Calculus</description>
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        <description>Description

The ave-nz (average-non zero) node calculates the average value of its child-nodes which are not zero.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit

Calculus

  where nnz = count of non-zero nodes</description>
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        <description>Description

The ave node calculates the average value of its child-nodes.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit

Calculus</description>
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        <description>Description

The calculated data link is a special kind of data link.  Instead of holding a static data value or connecting to a database as the simple data link does, the calculated data link is an equation represented by a network of nodes.  It is similar to a dependency network in that it is constructed the same way, however, unlike the dependency network it can be (and usually is) constructed of non-logical nodes (arithmetic, trigonometric, etc.).</description>
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        <description>Description

The ceil node returns the ceiling of the value of its child-node.  In other words, it rounds up the child-node&#039;s value to the smallest integer not less than it.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1</description>
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        <title>compare</title>
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        <description>Description

This is a collection of fuzzy-based nodes which do direct arithmetic comparisons:
 symbol  description  &lt;  less than  &lt;=  less than or equal to  ==  equal to  &gt;=  greater than or equal to  &gt;  greater than  !=  not equal to 
Constraints</description>
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        <title>cos</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:cos?rev=1601842312&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The cos node returns the cosine of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: no constraints, but must be in radians

Calculus

The cos node returns the cosine of the angle (in radians) represented by its child-node&#039;s value.</description>
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        <title>cosh</title>
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        <description>Description

The cosh node returns the hyperbolic cosine of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: no constraints, but must be in radians

Calculus</description>
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        <title>crisp_argument</title>
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        <description>Description

The crisp argument is used to derive a trueness level from a data link (either simple or calculated) by comparing its expression to the data link&#039;s value.  It returns true, false, or undetermined.

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        <description>topic nodes

Topic nodes are high level nodes with proper names:

	*  calculated data link
	*  goal
	*  goal group
	*  simple_data_link

proxy-nodes

Proxy nodes stand in for and do the work of topic-nodes:

	*  data link proxy
	*  fuzzy curve
	*  goal group proxy
	*  goal proxy
	*  switch

proxy support nodes

	*  crisp argument
	*  fuzzy argument
	*  xy-pair

logic nodes

	*  and
	*  compare
	*  crisp argument
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:53+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>data_link_proxy</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:data_link_proxy?rev=1601842313&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The data link proxy-node provides dependency network access to a data link.  The value of the data link can either be used directly in calculations or it can be compared to a list of arguments (either crisp or fuzzy arguments) to provide a trueness level.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:deg2rad?rev=1601842313&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:53+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>deg2rad</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:deg2rad?rev=1601842313&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The deg2rad node is used to convert an angular measure in degrees to one in radians.  The NetWeaver trig functions require values in radians.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1

Calculus</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:division?rev=1601842313&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:53+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>division</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:division?rev=1601842313&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The division node returns the quotient of the values of its two child-nodes.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 2
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 2
	*  Valid input range: second child-node must be non-zero

Calculus

The division node&#039;s value is the value of its first child-node divided by the value of its second child-node.  If the value of the second node is zero then the node returns ERROR.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:e?rev=1601842313&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:53+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>e</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:e?rev=1601842313&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The e node is a pre-defined constant node that always evaluates to e (2.718281828...).

Calculus

value = 2.718281828...</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:equation?rev=1601842314&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:54+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>equation</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:equation?rev=1601842314&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The equation node is the node that attaches a network representing an equation to a calculated data link.  It is always the topmost node in a calculated data link network.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1

Calculus

The equation node simply passes the value of its child-node.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:error?rev=1601842314&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:54+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>error</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:error?rev=1601842314&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The ERROR node is a constant node that always evaluates to the internal error flag value.  It is typically used to simulate an error in a calculated data link during knowledge base development.

Calculus

The ERROR node always returns the internal error flag value.  This value is used internally to indicate networks or sections of networks that are not valid.  When a node receives an ERROR value from one of its child-nodes it also will pass the ERROR value unless the path of the chi…</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:exp?rev=1601850460&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T22:27:40+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>exp</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:exp?rev=1601850460&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The exp node returns the exponential e to the power of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: no constraints, but results may under or overflow.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:false?rev=1601842314&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:54+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>false</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:false?rev=1601842314&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The false node is a constant node that always evaluates to false (-1).

Calculus

The false node always returns false (-1).

value = -1</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:floor?rev=1601842314&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:54+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>floor</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:floor?rev=1601842314&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The floor node returns the floor of the value of its child-node.  In other words, it rounds down the child-node&#039;s value to the largest integer not more than it.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:fuzzy_argument?rev=1601842315&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:55+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>fuzzy_argument</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:fuzzy_argument?rev=1601842315&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The fuzzy argument is used to derive a trueness level from a numeric value (either simple data link or calculated data link) using a fuzzy curve.  The value returned is completely dependent on the shape of the fuzzy curve.

The fuzzy argument&#039;s fuzzy curve is defined with of any number of coordinate (x,y) pairs where the x value is the input and the y value is the output.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:fuzzy_curve?rev=1601842315&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:55+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>fuzzy_curve</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:fuzzy_curve?rev=1601842315&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The fuzzy curve node is a proxy-node for data links (either simple or calculated.  It is used in conjunction with xy-pair nodes to define a dynamic fuzzy curve for very flexible analysis of data.

Each xy-pair node defines a single point on the fuzzy curve.  Because the data feeding each</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:goal?rev=1601850533&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T22:28:53+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>goal</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:goal?rev=1601850533&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The goal node is a topic-node and contains one dependency network.  Often the terms dependency network and goal are used interchangeably.  In most cases this is okay, but a calculated data link is also a sort of dependency network, albeit one that is mathematically instead of logical.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:goal_group?rev=1601842315&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:55+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>goal_group</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:goal_group?rev=1601842315&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

A goal group is simply a collection of goals (dependency networks).  Goalgroups are handy for grouping dependency networks for evaluation.

The goal group node generally organizes a group of goal nodes to either compare them simultaneously or to use the cumulative effect of the goals to build a higher level characteristic.  These uses are</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:goal_group_proxy?rev=1601842315&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:55+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>goal_group_proxy</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:goal_group_proxy?rev=1601842315&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

This node type is not currently in use.

Constraints

Calculus</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:goal_proxy?rev=1601842316&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:56+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>goal_proxy</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:goal_proxy?rev=1601842316&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The goal proxy stands in as a link to a dependency network (aka goal) in a network.

Constraints

None.

Calculus

The goal proxy passes the value of its dependency network directly.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:if?rev=1601850648&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T22:30:48+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>if</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:if?rev=1601850648&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The if node selects a value or path based on the value of its first child-node.  The mode of operation is dependent on how many child-nodes the if node has. In all cases it is the value of the first (leftmost) node that controls the evaluation.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:k?rev=1601842316&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:56+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>k</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:k?rev=1601842316&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The k node is a constant node used to define arbitrary constant numeric values.

Constraints

	*  The defining string must evaluate to a valid numeric value.

Calculus

The value of the k node is the numeric conversion of its defining string.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:ln?rev=1601842316&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:56+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>ln</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:ln?rev=1601842316&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The ln node returns the natural logarithm of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: must be a positive number

Calculus

value = ln(value</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:log?rev=1601842316&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:56+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>log</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:log?rev=1601842316&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The log node returns the base 10 logarithm of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: must be a positive number

Calculus

value = log(value</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:max?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:57+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>max</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:max?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The max node returns the maximum value of the values of its child-nodes.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit

Calculus

value = max(value1, value2 ... valuen)</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:min?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:57+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>min</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:min?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The min node returns the minimum value of the values of its child-nodes.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit

Calculus

value = min(value1, value2 ... valuen)</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:mnemonic_constant?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:57+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>mnemonic_constant</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:mnemonic_constant?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

Mnemonic constants function as proxies for numeric values.  They can be used in place of numeric input for constant nodes and argument definitions.  A single mnemonic constant can be used in an unlimited number of places.  Its value is global to the knowledge base.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:mod?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:57+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>mod</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:mod?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The mod node calculates the remainder after division of two numbers.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 2
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 2
	*  Valid input range: value1 &gt; value2 &gt; 0

Calculus

value = value1 modulo value</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:multiplication?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:57+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>multiplication</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:multiplication?rev=1601842317&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The multiplication node calculates the product of all its child-nodes.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit

Calculus

value = value1 x value2 ... x valuen</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:not?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:58+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>not</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:not?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The NOT node is a Boolean NOT.  It inverts the logical value of its child-node from true to false or false to true.  Because NetWeaver uses fuzzy math the NOT node also inverts fuzzy trueness values.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 0</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:or?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:58+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>or</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:or?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The OR node is a Boolean OR based on the classic fuzzy max function.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 0
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit
	*  Valid input range: -1 to +1 (false to true)

Calculus

The OR node&#039;s value is calculated by choosing the value of its most true child-node.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:pi?rev=1601850863&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T22:34:23+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>pi</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:pi?rev=1601850863&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The pi node is a constant node that always evaluates to  (3.14159...).

Calculus

value = 3.14159...</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:pow?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:58+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>pow</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:pow?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The pow node is used to raise the value of the first (leftmost, the base) child-node to the value of the second (rightmost, the exponent) child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 2
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 2</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:rad2deg?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:58+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>rad2deg</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:rad2deg?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The rad2deg node is used to convert an angular measure in radians to one in degrees.  The NetWeaver trig functions require values in radians.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1

Calculus</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:simple_data_link?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:58+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>simple_data_link</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:simple_data_link?rev=1601842318&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The simple data link is a topic-node for holding elemental data.

Constraints

None.

Calculus

None.  Any calculations are done in a data link proxy.</description>
    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:sin?rev=1601842319&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:59+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>sin</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:sin?rev=1601842319&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The sin node returns the sine of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

Minimum number of child-nodes: 1

Maximum number of child-nodes: 1

Valid input range: no constraints, but must be in radians

Calculus

The sin node returns the sine of the angle (in radians) represented by its child-node&#039;s value.</description>
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T22:35:28+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>sinh</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:sinh?rev=1601850928&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The sinh node returns the hyperbolic sine of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: no constraints, but must be in radians

Calculus

The sinh node returns the hyperbolic sine of the angle (in radians) represented by its child-node&#039;s value.</description>
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T22:36:29+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>sor</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:sor?rev=1601850989&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The Sequential OR (SOR) node selects the first path of adequate quality where adequate quality is determined by sufficiency of data.  

The SOR node is used to pick among competing evaluation methods where the methods are arranged in descending order of preference.  Often the first choice method of determining some property is not available but another, less desirable method is available.  The SOR node provides a way of switching between these competing methods based on how well eac…</description>
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:59+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>sqrt</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:sqrt?rev=1601842319&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The sqrt node returns the square root of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: must be a positive number

Calculus</description>
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:11:59+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>subtraction-negation</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:subtraction-negation?rev=1601842319&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The subtraction / negation node either takes the difference of the values of its two child-nodes or returns the negation of its single child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 2

Calculus</description>
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    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:switch?rev=1601842320&amp;do=diff">
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:12:00+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>switch</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:switch?rev=1601842320&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The switch node is a proxy-node that uses the value of its topic-node to select an evaluation path based on evaluation of its argument list.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 0

	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit</description>
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:12:00+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>tan</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:tan?rev=1601842320&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The tan node returns the tangent of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: no constraints, but must be in radians

Calculus

The tan node returns the tangent of the angle (in radians) represented by its child-node&#039;s value.</description>
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    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:tanh?rev=1601851099&amp;do=diff">
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T22:38:19+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>tanh</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:tanh?rev=1601851099&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The tanh node returns the hyperbolic tangent of the value of its child-node.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: 1
	*  Valid input range: no constraints, but must be in radians

Calculus</description>
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    <item rdf:about="http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:true?rev=1601842320&amp;do=diff">
        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:12:00+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>true</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:true?rev=1601842320&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The true node is a constant node that always evaluates to true (+1).

Calculus

The true node always returns true (+1).

value = +1</description>
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:12:01+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>undetermined</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:undetermined?rev=1601842321&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The undetermined node is a constant node that always evaluates to undetermined (0).

Calculus

The undetermined node always returns undetermined (0).

value = 0</description>
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T22:38:50+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>union</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:union?rev=1601851130&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The union node is used to aggregate values without the prejudice inflicted by using the AND node the liberality of the OR node.  It performs a weighted average of its child-nodes.

Constraints

	*  Minimum number of child-nodes: 0
	*  Maximum number of child-nodes: no limit</description>
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        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:12:01+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>xor</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:xor?rev=1601842321&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

The XOR node is an exclusive OR.  It is true only when only one child-node is true and the rest are false.  The XOR uses a fuzzy algorithm to determine how true it is when there is missing data or levels of trueness.  The return value is the</description>
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        <dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
        <dc:date>2020-10-04T20:12:01+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>xy-pair</title>
        <link>http://help.netweaver.rules-of-thumb.com/doku.php/netweaver:nodes:xy-pair?rev=1601842321&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Description

xy-pair nodes are used in conjunction with a fuzzy curve node to dynamically define transition points on a fuzzy curve.

The two child-nodes define the x and y coordinates of the point on the fuzzy curve.  The leftmost child-node defines the x position while the rightmost child-node defines the y position (the trueness level for the given x value).</description>
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