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Design corrective responses to scale proportionally…

Design corrective responses to scale proportionally with deviation magnitude rather than applying fixed-strength corrections regardless of error size.

Why This Is a Principle

This derives from Different problem domains require fundamentally different… (different domains require different approaches based on cause-effect predictability) and The behavior of a system arises from its structure… (system behavior arises from structure). The PID controller example shows that proportional corrections prevent oscillation that fixed-strength corrections cause. This is prescriptive guidance that follows from understanding system dynamics, making it a principle rather than an axiom.