Knowledge and testing
Material
Materiale
Extended note
Material may include documents, observations, data, testimony, logs, measurements, registers, and relevant absence of expected traces.
Limitations
Not the same as
- automatic proof
- source origin
- the finding
Related terms
Methodological relevance
Material must be recorded with relevance, access, provenance, limitations, and possible counter-material.
Sources and principal occurrence
Source note: R1 — Methodology of Reality Audit.
- R1 — Methodology of Reality AuditThe published methodological justification of Reality Audit.
- Reality Audit — methodology overviewThe common methodological architecture.
Correct and incorrect use
Correct use
“The material includes the log and contemporaneous documents.”
Incorrect or over-strong use
“The material decides the matter without interpretation.”
Suggested citation
Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Material”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.
APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Material (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/material/
MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Material.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/material/.
ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Material.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/material/.
IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Material,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/material/
CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Material. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/material/
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Revision note
- Document version
- 1.0
- First published
- 18 June 2026
First public edition.