Table 1.
The concept of gray in gray theory model.
| Occasion | Ash | White | Black |
| Information angle | Incomplete | Completely | Unknown |
| Superficially | Looming | Clear | Dark |
| Process perspective | Handover of old and new | Old | New |
| Nature angle | Various compositions | Simple | Confusion |
| Method angle | Sublation | Positive | Negative |
| Attitude angle | Tolerant | Strict | Indulgence |
| Results | Nonunique solution | Unique solution | No solution |