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slug: oip-axiom-a5
title: Axiom A5 — Inherited Prejudice
canonical: https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-axiom-a5
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**A₅ — Inherited Prejudice.** A system that starts from false assumptions about what is distinct, separable, or independent cannot reach optimal state. If the initial conditions carry bias, the terminal output is contaminated. The commons and the global downstream of any decision are part of its economy. This is why full-scope accounting is mandatory.

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## Corpus map
- Previous: [Axiom 4: A₄ - The First Assumption. Truth requires mutual ag](/a/oip-axiom-a4)
- Next: [Axiom A6](/a/oip-axiom-a6)
- Canonical book: [Law I — The Ground](/a/oip-v3-book-i-ground) · [Total Structure root](/a/oip-total-structure)
- Sibling formalization: [Systems Design — The Premise](/a/systems-design-the-premise)
- All axioms: [A0](/a/oip-axiom-a0) · [A1](/a/oip-axiom-a1) · [A2](/a/oip-axiom-a2) · [A3](/a/oip-axiom-a3) · [A4](/a/oip-axiom-a4) · [A5](/a/oip-axiom-a5) · [A6](/a/oip-axiom-a6) · [A7](/a/oip-axiom-a7) · [A8](/a/oip-axiom-a8) · [A9](/a/oip-axiom-a9)

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## Required composition

**A8 × A5 is load-bearing.** Read [A8 × A5 prosecution](/a/oip-axiom-a8-times-a5). Identity without audit is prejudice without receipt.

