Principlev1

Maintain bounded contexts where terms have precise local

Maintain bounded contexts where terms have precise local definitions, with explicit translation layers between contexts where the same word means different things.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Categories Are Human Constructions (categories constructed for purposes), Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize knowledge), and Linguistic Structuring of Thought (language structures thought). Evans' Domain-Driven Design shows that single definitions across multiple contexts create structural failures. The principle prescribes recognizing and managing definitional multiplicity.

Source Lessons

L-0033

Definitions are load-bearing atoms

The definitions you use quietly shape every conclusion built on top of them.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomLinguistic Structuring of Thought AxiomSchemas as Knowledge Organization Structures AxiomCategories Are Human Constructions

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