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Spencer Brown's calculus of distinctions, showing all mathematics arising from contrast; cited to argue contrast is fundamental.
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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.
- A combinatory system of concrete rules that guides the implementation of adapted structure, oriented by the living process.
- Christopher Alexander’s early method that decomposes design problems into a hierarchical tree of requirements and synthesizes form as a balance of forces.
- The tight, neat arrangement of varied internal spaces within a simple exterior volume without leftovers; creates strong geometric form that is adapted and flexible
- Thorndike's principle that satisfied behaviors are strengthened; paper argues stripping its experiential language is incoherent
- Consequence of semantic type class morphism: type class laws hold automatically from denotational specification without manual proof.
- The rounded, complex geometries typical of natural organisms, arising from unfolding of natural sites.
- Anton's synthesis, referenced as connected to this work
- A formal context with a suggestive interpretation used in conceptual scaling.