[ PICTOGRAM CASE HISTORY ]
Material Symbols Stroke Partial Icon (Outlined). Needs intervention.
Visible referent: stroke partial. Intended message: The icon must communicate Stroke Partial in a digital interface.. The report separates observed asset evidence, submitted context, and public evidence signals.
0.63
PCS
0.44
CLL
0.51
NTR
[ FEATURED PICTOGRAM ]
pictoclarity / material-symbols-stroke-partial-outlined
Output - Material Symbols Stroke Partial Icon (Outlined)
Assessing the communicative effectiveness of the Stroke Partial icon
This reviewed catalog report estimates clarity for Stroke Partial in default interface contexts. Scores are screening estimates and do not replace user testing.
0.63
PCS
PictoClarity Score
0.44
CLL
Convention Learning Load
0.51
NTR
Neurocognitive Transfer Risk
[ HOW THE CASE READS ]
From Input To Public Evidence.
The application stores structured evidence. The public page turns it into a readable pictogram case history.
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Submitted Context
Framework output for the Material Symbols Stroke Partial icon in the outlined style.
02
Primary Finding
Primary referent: stroke partial.
03
Metric Reading
Implied function: The icon must communicate Stroke Partial in a digital interface..
04
Public Recommendation
Conduct representative user testing across diverse user groups to validate semantic transparency and functional clarity before widespread deployment.
[ EVIDENCE SCREENING ]
What The Estimate Surfaces.
Semantic Transparency Score
Input
Expected
Estimated
0.54
Confusion Risk Index
Input
Possible
Estimated
0.59
Readability Test Score
Input
Visual
Estimated
0.75
PictoClarity Score
Input
Estimated
Estimated
0.63
Needs intervention 0.63
The pictogram carries meaningful clarity risk. The estimate applies to this pictogram, this meaning, and this public context.
Last Reviewed
Jun 24, 2026
[ SCORE SCALE ]
The Public Verdict Has A Range.
The level explains the estimated context. It is not a certification.
0.80-1.00
Strong clarity
The pictogram communicates well in this context.
Use it, then keep testing with real users.
0.65-0.79
Usable with support
The pictogram works with labels or context.
Pair it with text and monitor interpretation.
0.50-0.64
Needs intervention
Current report
The pictogram carries meaningful clarity risk.
Improve the symbol before relying on it.
0.00-0.49
Not reliable
The pictogram does not communicate enough alone.
Replace it or add strong alternative support.
[ CONVERGENCE PROFILE ]
Where Meaning Converges.
The profile compares visual evidence, semantic extraction, cultural recognition, time, and cognitive context. It describes estimated convergence, not universal validity.
Convergent meaning profile
The radar shows where meaning converges. It does not certify universal validity.
Area
0.32
Balance
0.85
Perceptual
0.75
Semantic
0.54
Functional
0.56
Cultural
0.52
Temporal
0.47
Neurocognitive
0.56
Context Independence
0.58
Collective Resonance
0.53
Weakest Axis
Temporal Convergence
How strongly meaning persists over time without semantic decay.
Strongest Axis
Perceptual Convergence
How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss.
| Axis | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceptual Convergence | 0.75 | How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss. |
| Semantic Convergence | 0.54 | How strongly extracted meaning converges on one interpretation. |
| Functional Convergence | 0.56 | How strongly the symbol maps to the intended function. |
| Cultural Convergence | 0.52 | How strongly recognition holds across cultural evidence and assumptions. |
| Temporal Convergence | 0.47 | How strongly meaning persists over time without semantic decay. |
| Neurocognitive Convergence | 0.56 | How strongly the symbol follows AAC pictogram reading: transparent referent, concrete action, low convention load, and support. |
| Context Independence | 0.58 | How strongly meaning survives without external labels or placement cues. |
| Collective Resonance | 0.53 | How strongly public evidence supports shared recognition and persistence. |
Evidence Notes.
8 Findings Published
Evidence
Primary referent: stroke partial.
Evidence
Implied function: The icon must communicate Stroke Partial in a digital interface..
Evidence
Metaphor type: functional.
Evidence
The icon's primary referent is 'stroke partial' and it is intended to communicate this concept in digital interfaces as a compact symbolic control or status marker.
Evidence
Visual form shows strong perceptual convergence (score 0.75), indicating good resilience to size, blur, contrast, and detail loss, supporting usability across platforms and display conditions.
Evidence
Semantic convergence (0.54) and functional convergence (0.56) are moderate, suggesting some ambiguity in interpretation and mapping to intended function, with possible confusion with complete circles, loading indicators, or pie chart segments.
Evidence
Cultural convergence is moderate (0.52) with evidence of moderate cultural recognition and functional association, but also some semantic obsolescence and moderate convention learning load, indicating that users may require some learned knowledge to interpret the icon correctly.
Evidence
Temporal convergence is the weakest axis (0.47), indicating that the symbol's meaning may degrade over time or with changing user cohorts, though cohort transfer analysis is disabled, so generational comprehension differences are not strongly evidenced.
[ TRANSFER / METRIC CHART ]
Public evidence trend
The chart shows public evidence buckets by evidence year. Cohort breakpoints appear only when an aging referent is active.
Public evidence trend
Evidence year: 2026
Evaluation
Reference point.
X axis: Evidence year
| Evidence year | Semantic Transparency | Cultural Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.78 | 0.74 |
| 1997 | 0.76 | 0.74 |
| 1998 | 0.76 | 0.74 |
| 1999 | 0.75 | 0.74 |
| 2000 | 0.77 | 0.74 |
| 2001 | 0.75 | 0.74 |
| 2002 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2003 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| 2004 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2005 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2006 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2007 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2008 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2009 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2010 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2011 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2012 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2013 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| 2014 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2015 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2016 | 0.77 | 0.76 |
| 2017 | 0.75 | 0.76 |
| 2018 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| 2019 | 0.75 | 0.76 |
| 2020 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| 2021 | 0.76 | 0.76 |
| 2022 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2023 | 0.57 | 0.64 |
| 2024 | 0.57 | 0.63 |
| 2025 | 0.57 | 0.64 |
| 2026 | 0.56 | 0.62 |
asset source
Material Symbols stroke_partial SVG
Material Symbols by Google
Unofficial clarity analysis. PictoClarity is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Material Symbols are provided by Google under their published license.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Pragmatics and the grammar of anaphora: a partial pragmatic reduction of Binding and Control phenomena
OpenAlex / 1987-1987
Evidence query: partial stroke icon comprehension.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Post-stroke language disorders.
OpenAlex / 2011-2011
Evidence query: partial stroke icon comprehension.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Grounding the neurobiology of language in first principles: The necessity of non-language-centric explanations for language comprehension
OpenAlex / 2018-2018
Evidence query: partial stroke icon comprehension.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition
OpenAlex / 1998-1998
Evidence query: arc segment recognition.
Open sourcepublic evidence
New definition and fast recognition of digital straight segments and arcs
OpenAlex / 2002-2002
Evidence query: arc segment recognition.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Neural Architectures for Named Entity Recognition
OpenAlex / 2016-2016
Evidence query: arc segment recognition.
Open sourcepublic evidence
LOCAL AND GLOBAL THINKING IN STATISTICAL INFERENCE
OpenAlex / 2008-2008
Evidence query: broken circle pictogram meaning.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
Google Books Ngram annual buckets: partial stroke
Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 11210659 records across 27 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
OpenAlex annual buckets: partial stroke icon comprehension
OpenAlex / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 1319 records across 31 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
Google Books Ngram annual buckets: arc segment
Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 13971272 records across 27 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
OpenAlex annual buckets: arc segment recognition
OpenAlex / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 47426 records across 31 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
Google Books Ngram annual buckets: stroke partial
Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 0 records across 0 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
OpenAlex annual buckets: stroke partial
OpenAlex / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 268410 records across 31 active years.
Open source[ TECHNICAL SCORECARD ]
The Metrics Behind The Case.
PCS
0.63
PictoClarity Score
STS
0.54
Semantic Transparency Score
CRI
0.59
Confusion Risk Index
VRS
0.72
Visual Readability Score
PCH
1.00
Perceptual Cohesion
RTS
0.75
Readability Test Score
SRS
0.70
Scale Robustness Score
BRS
0.84
Blur Robustness Score
TCS
0.78
Target Contrast Stability
SDS
0.74
Stroke Durability Score
SFS
0.65
Silhouette Fidelity Score
NDS
1.00
Negative Detail Score
BBS
0.00
Bounding Box Balance
CPS
1.00
Compression Preservation
PDS
1.00
Pixel Density Suitability
ORS
0.65
Orientation Robustness
CAS
0.60
Color Accessibility Score
RRS
0.54
Referent Recognition Score
FAS
0.60
Functional Association Score
SOS
0.42
Semantic Obsolescence Score
CSS
0.62
Cultural Saturation Score
ERS
0.55
Evidence Reliability Score
MTS
0.42
Metaphor Transfer Score
TDS
0.65
Temporal Decay Score
GDS
0.31
Generational Divide Score
CLL
0.44
Convention Learning Load
NTR
0.51
Neurocognitive Transfer Risk
SPS
0.44
Symbol Persistence Score
OBS
0.19
Obsolescence Signal
CTS
0.00
Cohort Transfer Slope
[ RECOMMENDED NEXT ACTIONS ]
What Improves This Pictogram.
Action
Conduct representative user testing across diverse user groups to validate semantic transparency and functional clarity before widespread deployment.
Action
Maintain visible text labels or tooltips accompanying the icon until semantic transparency and user comprehension are empirically confirmed.
Action
Consider enhancing contextual cues such as placement and labeling to reduce confusion with similar icons, especially in interfaces with weak surrounding context.
Action
Monitor temporal trends in icon comprehension and plan for iterative updates or alternative designs if semantic decay is observed over time.
Action
Explore design refinements to improve semantic and functional convergence, possibly by clarifying the partial stroke metaphor or differentiating from similar circular or arc-based icons.
[ Private testing / Admin invite ]
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