Domain-Specific Abstractions¶
37 entries — abstractions that earned a place in the encyclopedia but didn't generalize beyond a single domain.
- Accretion
- Anisotropy
- Arbitrariness of the Sign
- Balance and Symmetry (In Art/Design)
- Bureaucratic Inertia
- Composition (In Art/Design)
- Concurrent Engineering
- Contrast (In Art)
- Crystallization
- Design for Disassembly
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
- Ergonomics
- Erosion & Weathering
- Gradual vs. Catastrophic Change
- Grammaticalization
- Historical Revisionism
- Inventory Control Models (e.g., EOQ)
- Learning Organization
- Market Equilibrium
- Matrix Organization
- Mentorship & Succession Planning
- Metalinguistic Awareness
- Multi-Tier (Layered) Governance
- Organizational Lifecycle
- Organizational Slack
- People's History
- Peter Principle
- Plate Tectonics
- Quantum Decoherence
- Quantum Tunneling
- Rule of Law
- Sedimentation
- Silo Effect
- Span of Control (Organizational)
- Subsidiarity
- Triangulation in Historiography
- Unity & Variety (In Art)