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name: paper-bejan-a-2020-freedom-and-evolution-hierarchy-in-nature-so
description: Apply the Bejan, Freedom and Evolution (2020): Flow Access, Hierarchy, and Persistent Design article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Bejan, Freedom and Evolution (2020): Flow Access, Hierarchy, and Persistent Design

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-bejan-a-2020-freedom-and-evolution-hierarchy-in-nature-so). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-bejan-a-2020-freedom-and-evolution-hierarchy-in-nature-so.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-bejan-a-2020-freedom-and-evolution-hierarchy-in-nature-so/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What Bejan Saw Adrian Bejan observed that all systems with freedom to change evolve toward configurations that move currents more easily. Currents include matter, energy, people, knowledge, and wealth. The observation covers rivers, blood v

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-bejan-a-2020-freedom-and-evolution-hierarchy-in-nature-so
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-bejan-a-2020-freedom-and-evolution-hierarchy-in-nature-so
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-bejan-a-2020-freedom-and-evolution-hierarchy-in-nature-so/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-bejan-a-2020-freedom-and-evolution-hierarchy-in-nature-so/revisions
