Pattern Canon
Cross-domain structural patterns identified across the Infotropy research program. Each has been detected in multiple domains with an explicit confidence level.
Record Pressure Confirmed
12/12 domains. Accumulated records constrain future states.
Designed Bottleneck Confirmed
10/12 domains. Intentionally constructed selection points.
Patch Accumulation Confirmed
12/12 domains. Systems accumulate modifications without retiring old ones.
Flip / Regime Transition Confirmed
8/12 domains. Discontinuous structural reorganization.
Ratchet Transition Confirmed
4/12 domains. One-directional structural change, difficult to reverse.
Specialization-Brittleness Confirmed
5/12 domains. More specialized systems become more fragile.
Structural Residual Confirmed
8/12 domains. Structures persisting beyond their original function.
Compression Structures Confirmed
4/12 domains. Mechanisms compressing complex information.
Constraint-as-Enabler Observed
3/12 domains. Constraints that enable outcomes rather than merely restricting.
Prediction Failure Confirmed
9/12 domains. The toolkit describes structure but cannot predict future states.