Fuzzy boundary of centers

Centers do not have sharp edges; their influence fades, making boundary-drawing problematic, which is why 'center' is preferred over 'whole'.

Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count

concept

Centers
associated_with
Primary entities of wholeness that arise from configurations and are activated in space; they have different levels of strength or coherence and are intensified by relationships with other centers.

chapter

Wholeness And The Theory Of Centers
introduces
The chapter that introduces the fundamental concepts of wholeness and centers, laying the groundwork for understanding life in buildings.

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

field of centersconcept0.792
The overall configuration of interrelated centers that constitutes a whole.
Cognitive Boundaryconcept0.777
The spatiotemporal limit of the goals an agent can represent and pursue; equivalent to the cognitive light cone.
Intensity of Centersconcept0.773
The degree of life of individual centers, which can be increased or decreased by other centers.
A center is a field of other centers.claim0.765
The explicit recursive definition that underpins living structure.
What exactly is a center?question0.764
The fundamental question about the nature of centers, addressed through recursive definition.
What, then, is a center?question0.760
Question posed after describing the plenum, answered by the window metaphor.
Bootstrapping of centersframework0.759
The recursive process by which centers generate life through mutual intensification, where each center's life depends on the life of others.
A real center starts many diameters outside its skin or boundary; the structure beyond contributes to the centeredness.claim0.750
Key property of authentic centers; they are not isolated objects but embedded in a larger field.