I'm using ">" as the math symbol
(as I understand it): "greater than"

my notion is:
{chord function} greater than {chord quality}
as in

{chord quality} superficial to {chord function}

the pure triad - or even a freaking diad - gets the job done

the extra intervals make it more sophisticated

...

it was perhaps a rhetorical question;

but in that 

I strive to reduce things to axiom like formulas;
and this results in - or is just byproduct of - my notions being more abstract...
I tend to seek feedback on them.

but it can be a challenge for others to understand what i'm babbling about
sometimes this is because I'm just thinking of it in a way they haven't
other times it's just because I'm assuming something erroneous; and saying it in an abstract way.

all that said; general FYI
I'm setting this and other such questions aside; at least until I've digested all the theory courses you've put together.

(thanks much for your patience and thorough replies)