Zero element

The zero element in relational network notation is represented by a small circle at the end of a line. Impulses moving to a zero element disappear; and an impulse may move from a zero element to the connecting line at any time.

Example

A fragment of English lexotactics, showing three examples of the zero element. Diagram by JPS from Lamb 1966.

Sources

• Lamb, Sydney M. 1966. Outline of Stratificational Grammar. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press.