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concept:cryptic-variationCryptic Variation
Hidden genetic variation that is neutral under normal conditions but can be revealed under stress; MCA enables its persistence.
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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.
- The subtle differences among repeated elements necessary to avoid mechanical uniformity.
- The vast variety of shapes and sizes in morphogenetic living forms, impossible under blueprint planning.
- The color property that areas of a single color vary in hue and tone, avoiding flatness; like roughness, it brings the color to life through internal variety.
- The interplay of light and shade that increases felt life, as in the tree-lined road example.
- Stochastic swapping of cell pairs in the genome to create variation.
- Subtle variation and detail, as in pots of flowers, that brings life to a place.
- Multiple possible meanings for words like Alice, disambiguated by context; harder when grammar and meaning intertwine
- Framework for physics of sentient systems; cited for understanding consciousness across substrates.