silicon: be preferred over germanium

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0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Plausible Typical Remarkable Salient

Related concepts

Parents semiconductor
Weight: 0.75
, silicon carbide
Weight: 0.69
, mineral
Weight: 0.67
, raw material
Weight: 0.66
, substrate
Weight: 0.62
Siblings germanium
Weight: 0.39
, transistor
Weight: 0.38
, magnesium oxide
Weight: 0.36
, microprocessor
Weight: 0.36
, iron oxide
Weight: 0.36

Related properties

Property Similarity
be preferred over germanium 1.00
be used instead of germanium 0.96
be prefered over germanium 0.95
be better than germanium 0.95
be named germanium 0.94
be more widely used than germanium 0.92
be preferred over silicon 0.85
have higher first ionization energy than gallium 0.82
be made of silicon 0.79
be chemically similar to silicon 0.79

Priors about this statement

Cues

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Joint Necessity Sufficiency Implication Entailment Contradiction Entropy

Evidence

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Plausible Typical Remarkable Salient

Clauses

Plausibility inference from child typicality

0.40
Rule weight: 0.66
Evidence weight: 0.76
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.27
Plausible(semiconductor, be made of silicon) ⋁
Evidence: 0.34
¬ Typical(silicon, be preferred over germanium)

Plausibility inheritance from parent to child

0.06
Rule weight: 0.09
Evidence weight: 0.84
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.27
¬ Plausible(semiconductor, be made of silicon)

Remarkability exclusitivity betweem a parent and a child

0.26
Rule weight: 0.58
Evidence weight: 0.56
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.58
¬ Remarkable(semiconductor, be made of silicon)

Remarkability exclusitivity between siblings

0.09
Rule weight: 0.13
Evidence weight: 0.85
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.20
¬ Remarkable(germanium, be chemically similar to silicon)
0.09
Rule weight: 0.13
Evidence weight: 0.77
Similarity weight: 0.85
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.31
¬ Remarkable(germanium, be preferred over silicon)
0.06
Rule weight: 0.13
Evidence weight: 0.52
Similarity weight: 0.94
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.63
¬ Remarkable(germanium, be named germanium)
0.06
Rule weight: 0.13
Evidence weight: 0.54
Similarity weight: 0.82
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.61
¬ Remarkable(germanium, have higher first ionization energy than gallium)
0.04
Rule weight: 0.13
Evidence weight: 0.42
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.77
¬ Remarkable(transistor, be made of silicon)

Remarkability from parent implausibility

0.31
Rule weight: 0.42
Evidence weight: 0.93
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.27
Plausible(semiconductor, be made of silicon) ⋁
Evidence: 0.76
Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.40
¬ Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium)

Remarkability from sibling implausibility

0.53
Rule weight: 0.60
Evidence weight: 0.94
Similarity weight: 0.94
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.63
Remarkable(germanium, be named germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.29
¬ Plausible(germanium, be named germanium)
0.46
Rule weight: 0.60
Evidence weight: 0.96
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.20
Remarkable(germanium, be chemically similar to silicon) ⋁
Evidence: 0.08
¬ Plausible(germanium, be chemically similar to silicon)
0.46
Rule weight: 0.60
Evidence weight: 0.96
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.77
Remarkable(transistor, be made of silicon) ⋁
Evidence: 0.31
¬ Plausible(transistor, be made of silicon)
0.43
Rule weight: 0.60
Evidence weight: 0.85
Similarity weight: 0.85
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.31
Remarkable(germanium, be preferred over silicon) ⋁
Evidence: 0.36
¬ Plausible(germanium, be preferred over silicon)
0.41
Rule weight: 0.60
Evidence weight: 0.84
Similarity weight: 0.82
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.61
Remarkable(germanium, have higher first ionization energy than gallium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.67
¬ Plausible(germanium, have higher first ionization energy than gallium)

Salient implies Plausible

0.20
Rule weight: 0.28
Evidence weight: 0.70
Similarity weight: 1.00
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.50
¬ Salient(silicon, be preferred over germanium)

Similarity expansion

0.80
Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.97
Similarity weight: 0.96
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.05
¬ Plausible(silicon, be used instead of germanium)
0.78
Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.96
Similarity weight: 0.96
Evidence: 0.34
Typical(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.07
¬ Typical(silicon, be used instead of germanium)
0.77
Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.94
Similarity weight: 0.96
Evidence: 0.50
Salient(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.12
¬ Salient(silicon, be used instead of germanium)
0.76
Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.93
Similarity weight: 0.96
Evidence: 0.76
Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.28
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be used instead of germanium)
0.75
Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.95
Similarity weight: 0.92
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.08
¬ Plausible(silicon, be more widely used than germanium)
0.74
Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.94
Similarity weight: 0.92
Evidence: 0.76
Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.26
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be more widely used than germanium)
0.74
Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.93
Similarity weight: 0.92
Evidence: 0.50
Salient(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.14
¬ Salient(silicon, be more widely used than germanium)
0.72
Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.91
Similarity weight: 0.92
Evidence: 0.34
Typical(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.13
¬ Typical(silicon, be more widely used than germanium)

Typical and Remarkable implies Salient

0.12
Rule weight: 0.14
Evidence weight: 0.87
Similarity weight: 1.00
Evidence: 0.50
Salient(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.34
¬ Typical(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium)

Typical implies Plausible

0.38
Rule weight: 0.48
Evidence weight: 0.80
Similarity weight: 1.00
Evidence: 0.40
Plausible(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.34
¬ Typical(silicon, be preferred over germanium)

Typicality and Rermarkability incompatibility between a parent and a child

0.33
Rule weight: 0.51
Evidence weight: 0.81
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.25
¬ Typical(semiconductor, be made of silicon)

Typicality and Rermarkability incompatibility between siblings

0.10
Rule weight: 0.14
Evidence weight: 0.82
Similarity weight: 0.94
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.24
¬ Typical(germanium, be named germanium)
0.09
Rule weight: 0.14
Evidence weight: 0.86
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.19
¬ Typical(germanium, be chemically similar to silicon)
0.09
Rule weight: 0.14
Evidence weight: 0.85
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.20
¬ Typical(transistor, be made of silicon)
0.07
Rule weight: 0.14
Evidence weight: 0.62
Similarity weight: 0.85
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.50
¬ Typical(germanium, be preferred over silicon)
0.05
Rule weight: 0.14
Evidence weight: 0.46
Similarity weight: 0.82
Evidence: 0.76
¬ Remarkable(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.71
¬ Typical(germanium, have higher first ionization energy than gallium)

Typicality inheritance from parent to child

0.32
Rule weight: 0.48
Evidence weight: 0.84
Similarity weight: 0.79
Evidence: 0.34
Typical(silicon, be preferred over germanium) ⋁
Evidence: 0.25
¬ Typical(semiconductor, be made of silicon)