Proposes a framework for system continuation based on compatibility and structural conditions, highlighting its broad applicability.
This paper introduces a minimal structural condition for system continuation based on three coupled components: fit, form, and function. A system persists if and only if its compatibility with constraint, structural configuration, and behaviour over time are jointly admissible. Failure in any one component prevents continuation. The formulation provides a domain-neutral condition for persistence applicable across physical, biological, computational, and cognitive systems. Positioned within the Paton System, this work links Tier 3 admissibility, Tier 5 continuation, and Tier 6 structural consistency into a unified condition for persistence.
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