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Levels-of-Scale Transformation

A transformation that introduces intermediate-sized centers to fill out the hierarchy of scales, strengthening larger centers.

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  • Levels of Scale
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    The property that living structures contain centers at a beautiful range of sizes at well-marked levels with definite jumps, where each level helps the next; jumps should not be too great (ideally 2:1 to 4:1, less than 10:1)
  • Chapter 2 of Volume 2 of The Nature of Order, introducing structure-preserving transformations as the mechanism by which living structure arises naturally through unfolding wholeness.

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

  • A structure-preserving transformation: using gradual change across space to soften and intensify transitions.
  • A transformation that develops a thick boundary zone around a zone to intensify its coherence.
  • A transformation that sharpens and increases the distinction between two types of centers, creating stronger polarity.
  • scaleconcept0.765
    A formal context with a suggestive interpretation used in conceptual scaling.
  • Another term for a structure-preserving transformation, one which preserves structure and wholeness without abrupt disruption.
  • A transformation that removes unwanted centers and unnecessary complexity throughout the structure, leaving only essential centers.
  • The principle that complex living structures can only be built by taking small sequential steps, each responding to the results of all previous steps.