Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei:Glossary

Magic High Schools

An alias of high schools affiliated to the National Magic University.

Among these, the First to Third schools have a fixed quota of two hundred students who are divided into two courses, Course 1 and Course 2.

Bloom, Weed

The jargons that show disparity between Course 1 students and Course 2 students in the First school.

An eight petal emblem is sewn on the left chest area of the uniforms of Course 1 students but this is missing on the uniforms of Course 2 students.

CAD

CAD (Casting Assistance Device) is a tool that simplifies magic invocation. Inside it, magic programs are being recorded. It has many of types and forms, such as specialized types (uses up to 10 magic sequences at once), all-purpose types (uses up to 99 magic sequences at once?), etc.

Four Leaves Technology (FLT)

One of the CAD makers in the country. Aside from its completed products, it was originally famous for its magic engineering parts, however, due to the development of the Silver model, its popularity as a CAD maker leapt.

Taurus Silver

Extolled as genius engineer, developed 10-year advancement on the software of a specialized CAD model in merely a year.

Eidos (Form of Discreet Information)

Originally a Greek philosophy term. In regard to modern magic study, Eidos refers to a form of information that is attached to a phenomenon, and with records of these "phenomenons" existing in the "world", it can be said that the "phenomenons" left their footprint in the world.

In regards to modern magic study, the definition of "Magic" is doing a technique that changes the Eidos, which in turn changes its true form, the "phenomenon".

Idea (Dimension of Form of Information)

Originally a Greek philosophy term. In regard to modern magic study, Idea refers to the platform on which Eidos are being recorded.　The primary form of magic is the technique where one outputs the magic ritual on this so-called platform, Idea, and rewrite the Eidos recorded there.

Activation Ritual

A blueprint of magic, a program for constructing magic.

The activation ritual data is compressed and stored in the CAD, the Psion waves, flowing from the magician, is converted to a signal in accordance to the expanded data and returned to the magician.

Psion (Thought Particle)

A substanceless particle that comes under the dimension of psychic phenomenon, an information element that records the result of cognizance and thought.

Eidos that is the theoretical basis of modern magic and activation rituals and magic rituals that are techniques that support the foundation of modern magic are forms of information constructed with Psion.

Pushion (Spirit Particle)

A substanceless particle that comes under the dimension of psychic phenomenon, its existence has been validated, however its true form or function has yet to be clarified.

Typically, magicians are limited to being able to "feel" activated Pushion.

Spirit-Based magic (SB magic) is the name of the magic which uses pushions to change the Eidos of a phenomenon.

Classification of Magic

Magic is classified by its type and/or effects. The first category is the 4 systems/8 types magic: "Speed, Weight (加速・加重) change", "Movement, vibration (移動・振動)", "Converge, dissipate (収束・発散)", and "Absorb, release (吸収・放出)."

Magic that does not belong to the previous category is divided into three categories: (1) Sensory systematic type magic (知覚系魔法) known as "ESP" (Extra Sensory Perception), (2) non-systematic type magic (無系統魔法) does not aim to alter phenomena by temporarily rewriting the body of information associated with phenomena, "Eidos", but aims to control the Psion itself, and (3) external systematic type magic (系統外魔法) isn’t something that manipulates physical objects, but the spirits themselves. Some examples of magic in these characters include magic that manipulate spiritual beings, mind reading, spirit separations, and even mind control. This kind of magic is called as such because it doesn’t belong to any type of system.

BS (Born-Specialized) Magician

BS Magicians, also known as BS ability users, could also be called innate ability users or innate magic specialists. This was because they excelled at a particular ability, but because of this extreme specialization, they were unable to use magic techniques like other Magicians of the same level.

Elemental Sight

Elemental sight is a BS magician's ability to see the Eidos of phenomena in the information dimention (idea) and the qualities/features that make up its essence/existence [like a true name].It can also decipher a attributes of a magic sequence down to the smallest details and analyze its contents to improve or neutralize it.

Flash Cast

Flash Cast is the ability to use magic without the need of an activation sequence or a CAD. Thus, effectively reducing to zero the time needed for the magic ritual to be completed. In order to use Flash Cast, a magician needs to have a storage area to record the magic sequences (i.e. artificial Magic Calculation Area) and Elemental Sight to "copy" the magic sequence into the storage area.

Silver Horn Custom "Trident"

Silver Horn Custom "Trident" is called this way because it uses three processes into one activation sequence. The first process decomposes the target's protective Wide Area Interference magic. The second process decomposes the target's Data Fortification magic used to protect the body. The third process decomposes the flesh down to an atomic level. Therefore, "Trident" refers to the merciless triple use Decomposition magic as well as the specialized CAD that optimized the procedure.

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