Glossary¶
Regime profiles¶
| ID | Label | Carrier | Split theorem |
|---|---|---|---|
OBL |
Obligation-bearing entity | - | - |
OCC |
Time-indexed occurrence | - | - |
REC |
Descriptive record | - | - |
ENR-L |
Enduring non-normative referent – Locus | ENR | ENR_refinement |
ENR-I |
Enduring non-normative referent – Instance | ENR | ENR_refinement |
CTX-E |
Applicability context – Extensional | CTX | CTX_refinement |
CTX-S |
Applicability context – Structural | CTX | CTX_refinement |
NOR-C |
Normative structure – Content | NOR | NOR_refinement |
NOR-S |
Normative structure – Structural | NOR | NOR_refinement |
Transformation families¶
| ID | Description | Split trigger |
|---|---|---|
BF |
Branching - produces distinct objects from a single source | ENR |
decomposition |
Decomposition - changes internal organization by partitioning or recomposing | CTX |
nor_reorg |
Normative reorganization - changes how normative content is structured | NOR |
Response vocabulary¶
PRS - Preserves identity. The transformation does not change identity under this regime.
BRK - Breaks identity. The transformation produces a distinct identity under this regime.
INH - No split pressure established. The transformation does not operate on the identity criteria tracked by this regime; identity is carried forward without a PRS/BRK determination.
Key concepts¶
Persistence invariant - what must be preserved for two representations to count as the same object under a given regime.
Break condition - what transformation produces a distinct identity under the regime.
Split pressure - when a single transformation must be identity-preserving under one identity basis and identity-breaking under another, a single regime is insufficient and refinement is required.
Admissible substrate - a system whose relation vocabulary excludes causal and normative force prior to interpretation.