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Per-claim provenance."}],"not_medical_advice":true},"slug":"convergence-schema","title":"Convergence: 0. The Schema","register":"oip_protocol","tags":["OIP","convergence","philosophy","systems-theory","catalogue"],"updated_at":"2026-07-04T07:53:13.153Z","body_excerpt":"## The Claim\nA schema scores convergence claims by tier, independence, and depth.\n\n## Definitions\nA schema scores claims.\nA node is a documented claim.\nAn edge is a relationship between nodes.\nTier is the epistemic status of a claim.\nT0 = theorem. T1 = established. T2 = contested. T3 = philosophical. T4 = experiential. T5 = metaphor.\nDomain independence measures whether multiple fields derived a pattern without borrowing.\nCitation depth measures source specificity.\nDepth = 1.0 if source has name, year, and result.\nDepth = 0.5 if source has name only.\nDepth = 0.1 if source shows vagueness.\nConvergence strength is a weighted sum of tier, independence, and depth.\nA load-bearing node carries structural weight.\nStrength exceeds 6.0.\nTier does not exceed T2.\nA carried node does not carry structural weight.\nTier meets or exceeds T3.\nOr strength falls below 6.0.\n\n## The Logic\n1. If a claim matches T0, then weight = 4.\n2. If a claim matches T1, then weight = 3.\n3. If a claim matches T2, then weight = 2.\n4. If a claim matches T3, then weight = 1.\n5. If a claim matches T4, then weight = 0.5.\n6. If a claim matches T5, then weight = 0.\n7. If domains derived a pattern independently, then independence = 1.0.\n8. If domains partially borrowed, then independence = 0.5.\n9. If one domain imported from another, then independence = 0.2.\n10. If a source has name, year, and result, then depth = 1.0.\n11. If a source has name only, then depth = 0.5.\n12. If a source shows vagueness, then depth = 0.1.\n13. If strength exceeds 6.0 and tier stays below T3, then the node carries weight.\n14. If tier meets or exceeds T3, then the node does not carry weight.\n15. 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