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claim:if-the-structure-of-uniqueness-at-every-part-does-not-occur-it-is-not-an-unfolded-whole-not-living-structure-at-allIf the structure of uniqueness at every part does not occur, it is not an unfolded whole, not living structure at all.
Diagnostic criterion for living structure: absence of thorough uniqueness excludes living character.
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- Chapter 12: Every Part UniqueintroducesThe chapter itself, arguing that living process creates uniqueness at every scale.
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cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- Prediction that adherence to the proper process guarantees uniqueness.
- Categorical assertion about the necessity of the living process.
- Encapsulates the distinction between natural and human-made order, central to Alexander's critique of contemporary architecture.
- Strong claim that living structure cannot exist without every part being unique.
- Emphasizes the non-pictorial, process-dependent nature of living order.
- Universal claim about all living architecture.
- Defines living structure as the product of a truthful unfolding process that respects and preserves existing wholeness.