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Per-claim provenance."}],"not_medical_advice":true},"slug":"convergence-encyclopedia-schema","title":"Convergence Encyclopedia: The Schema","register":"oip_protocol","tags":["OIP","convergence-encyclopedia","schema"],"updated_at":"2026-07-04T05:01:14.419Z","body_excerpt":"## PART 0: THE SCHEMA\n\n## 0.1 How to Read This Encyclopedia\n\n0.1.1 The Facet System (9 Facets per Node)\n\nEvery node in this encyclopedia carries nine facets. No node is complete until all nine are populated. The facets are:\n\nFacet\n\nLabel\n\nDescription\n\nF1\n\nTier\n\nT0–T5 assignment with justification\n\nF2\n\nSources\n\nNamed source, year, venue — verifiable\n\nF3\n\nDomains\n\nFields where the pattern appears\n\nF4\n\nScale\n\nSpatial or temporal range of instantiation\n\nF5\n\nFalsifier\n\nObservation or experiment that would invalidate the claim\n\nF6\n\nRival\n\nStrongest alternative explanation in its best form\n\nF7\n\nIndependence\n\nIndependence assessment: HIGH / MODERATE / LOW, with flags for hidden common causes\n\nF8\n\nPattern type\n\nMathematical / structural / energetic / biological / social / philosophical\n\nF9\n\nMaps\n\nAdjacency: which atlas regions (A1–A12) this node belongs to\n\n0.1.2 Tier Definitions (T0–T5)\n\nTier\n\nLabel\n\nEpistemic status\n\nLoad-bearing?\n\nT0\n\nTheorem / proof\n\nMathematical truth; falsifier is “n/a (theorem)”\n\nYes — logical necessity\n\nT1\n\nEstablished\n\nMultiple independent sources; consensus in field; reproducible\n\nYes — carries convergence load\n\nT2\n\nContested\n\nActive debate; some supporting evidence; critics published\n\nYes — carries load with uncertainty flag\n\nT3\n\nInterpretive\n\nPhilosophical framing; not empirically decidable\n\nNo — maps terrain, doesn’t bear structural load\n\nT4\n\nExperiential\n\nPhenomenological report; first-person\n\nNo\n\nT5\n\nMetaphorical\n\nPoetic resonance; illustrative only\n\nNo — zero load\n\nRule: Only T0–T2 nodes bear structural load in the convergence claim. T3 nodes map boundary terrain. T4/T5 are admitted only as explicit markers of where the map ends.\n\n0.1.3 Edge Types\n\nConvergence nodes connect via typed edges:\n\nEdge\n\nMeaning\n\nExample\n\nRECURS-WITH\n\nMutual reinforcement; one pattern enables or appears within another\n\nC03 (symmetry) recurs-with C04 (symmetry-breaking)\n\nCONTRADICTS\n\nTension; both cannot be fully true; the boundary between them is productive\n\nC06 (compressibility) contradicts C24 (fine-tuning)\n\nINSTANTIATES\n\nSpecific case realizes general pattern\n\nC10 (fractals) instantiates C02 (variational) in specific geometric form\n\nIN-TENSION-WITH\n\nUnresolved opposition; both carry load but point in different directions\n\nC24 (fine-tuning) in-tension-with C06 (compressibility)\n\nRule: Every edge must be typed. Untyped adjacency is not a claim.\n\n## 0.2 The Sharpened Convergence Claim (Post-Audit)\n\nThe signature is not the pattern. 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