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Incremental schema revision: the practice of making small,

Incremental schema revision: the practice of making small, frequent adjustments to mental models rather than large, rare overhauls, which preserves functional structure while correcting dysfunctional elements and operates within working memory constraints

Why This Is a Definition

This definition establishes the precise semantic boundary of 'incremental schema revision' by identifying its genus (a practice of adjusting mental models) and differentia (small, frequent adjustments rather than large overhauls). It distinguishes this concept from radical overhauls by explaining how it preserves functional structure while correcting dysfunctional elements, and grounds it in cognitive constraints (working memory).

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Small frequent updates beat large rare updates

Incremental schema revision is less disruptive and more accurate than complete overhauls. Small, frequent updates preserve continuity with what already works while correcting what does not. Large, rare overhauls destroy functional structure alongside dysfunctional structure, overwhelm working memory, and introduce more errors than they fix.

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