THE GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT G AS A COMPOUND CONSTANT Coherence, Scale Averaging, and the Derived Character of Gravity

This paper proposes that the gravitational constant G is best understood not as a root constant ofnature but as a compound constant. The argument proceeds from an ontological distinction between root and derived physical quantities. Root constants belong to the deepest invariant layer of reality, whereas compound constants arise when more primary principles are projected into stabilized physical regimes. Within a coherence-based framework, gravity is not taken as ontologically primitive, but as the measurable appearance of deeper coherence concentration expressed as curvature, attraction, and basin formation. It follows that the constant G, which governs gravitational interaction in standard physics, should be interpreted as a derived parameter encoding the translation of deeper coherence relations into effective physical law. The paper further argues that the measured value of G reflects a scale-averaged stabilization of gravitational appearance across observational regimes, rather than the absolute depth-value of gravitation itself. This reclassification clarifies the conceptual awkwardness of G, situates it within a broader constants hierarchy, and opens a route toward a more principleddistinction between root invariants and emergent coupling parameters in fundamental physics.