If memory represents a set of data points that can be manipulated to find solutions, then the quality of the solution is directly dependent on the number of data points that are inputted into the solution.
Take some basic logic here:
But if we add another data point or information, more solutions are possible:
So having more knowledge about a system adds more conditional logic that can lead to a better solution.
The implications of this are that in some cases if we don't know the conditions that can lead to the solution we need, then it is impossible to reach that solution because we have no logical path to it. The logic tree is absent of the solution we want.
The other implication is that more knowledge is more power. If we approach any given problem from only one perspective, and are missing whole domains of data points, then it's possible we're not approaching the problem from the angle we need to.
If you've ever wondered what I think about when I go to make a tea and use the washroom at work, this is it.
Take some basic logic here:
Code:
boolean dataPointOne
boolean dataPointTwo
if(dataPointOne AND dataPointTwo)
Solution One
else if(dataPointOne AND NOT dataPointTwo)
Solution Two
else if(NOT dataPointOne and dataPointTwo)
Solution Three
else
Solution Four
But if we add another data point or information, more solutions are possible:
Code:
boolean dataPointOne
boolean dataPointTwo
boolean dataPointThree
if(dataPointOne AND dataPointTwo AND dataPointThree)
Solution One
else if(dataPointOne AND dataPointTwo AND NOT dataPointThree)
Solution Two
else if(dataPointOne AND NOT dataPointTwo AND dataPointThree)
Solution Three
etc
So having more knowledge about a system adds more conditional logic that can lead to a better solution.
The implications of this are that in some cases if we don't know the conditions that can lead to the solution we need, then it is impossible to reach that solution because we have no logical path to it. The logic tree is absent of the solution we want.
The other implication is that more knowledge is more power. If we approach any given problem from only one perspective, and are missing whole domains of data points, then it's possible we're not approaching the problem from the angle we need to.
If you've ever wondered what I think about when I go to make a tea and use the washroom at work, this is it.