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concept:smoothness-of-unfoldingSmoothness of Unfolding
The characteristic that successive states in any natural developmental sequence are so alike as to be hardly distinguishable, even when overall change is enormous
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- Principle of Unfolding WholenessimplementsThe principle that every natural process is governed by a step-by-step unfolding where each step preserves the structure of the wholeness, introduced in Chapter 1 and elaborated here.
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- smooth unfoldingrelated_toThe process by which wholeness is continuously extended through structure-preserving steps without breaking the existing structure.
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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 construction paradigm in which each operation naturally generates the next, producing unique adaptation without complex drawings.
- The step-by-step process through which coherent geometric order emerges from a whole, preserving structure at each step; the fundamental dynamic of all living processes
- The process by which new centers emerge naturally from existing ones without forcing; the essence of morphogenetic sequences.
- The gradual, incremental application of transformations that characterizes living process.
- Step-by-step method where each decision preserves the existing structure and deepens harmony.
- A custom computer tool used to draw lines on a photograph iteratively, testing structure-preserving transformations.
- The step-by-step method of making in which each act is consistent with and extends the existing wholeness; the core mechanism that generates living structure, described in Book 2.