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concept:backtrack-free-sequenceBacktrack-Free Sequence
A sequence where no step forces the undoing of previous steps; these sequences lie at the core of the theory of living process and can be identified experimentally.
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- Claims that although a purely mathematical identification method is lacking, a well-defined experimental procedure exists to find good sequences.
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- Generative sequenceextendsAn ordering of patterns and transformations that, when followed, can conjure up a whole geometric world
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- Chapter 11: The Sequence Of UnfoldingintroducesThe present chapter, arguing that generative sequences—a specific order of differentiation steps—are essential to the unfolding of living structure, and providing extended architectural examples.
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