Soft Numbers

In this chapter, we discuss the extension of the bridge numbers, mentioned in the previous chapter, to Soft numbers. For this purpose, we now add a fifth axiom to Soft logic, called “noncommutativity.” When we engage in various activities in the world, the order in which we do them affects the final result. Let us use backgammon as an example: Assuming we rolled the dice and they came up 4 and 3, then sometimes we will be able to move three points and then four points, while we are unable to move three points and then four. This demonstrates the idea of noncommutativity (Klein and Maimon 2021).