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burden

A burden is the allocation of responsibility, obligation, or weight across agents. Parameters: (1) the burden-bearer who carries it, (2) the burdened object (proof, care, labor), (3) the weight or measure of obligation. Persistence: langua…

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Definition

A burden is the allocation of responsibility, obligation, or weight across agents. Parameters: (1) the burden-bearer who carries it, (2) the burdened object (proof, care, labor), (3) the weight or measure of obligation. Persistence: language (terms like 'burden of proof', 'burden of care'), law (statutory allocation of responsibility), and social convention (norms of duty). The map divides responsibility into distributable units that can be assigned, transferred, or shared between agents. [formal: onus | substrate: mind | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.92]

Law 6: A definition must end with the display trailer in this exact format: [formal: <latin> | substrate: mind|behavior|matter | horizon: a moment|hours|a life|generations|centuries|as-long-as-us | explicit: yes|no | epoch: 0.NN]

The entry burden is human-made: it is a convention for distributing obligation across agents, not a natural force. The concept exists through language (the word 'burden' itself), law (burden-of-proof rules), and social practice (who carries what weight). The territory — actual effort or weight — is described but never enrolled.

Why it is in scope

The allocation of responsibility, obligation, or weight — a human-made convention for distributing effort, proof, or care across agents. Exists through language, law, and social practice.

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Relations from this entry

  • cmrf3dt940013cqqtmrajym5vINSTANCE_OF →

    A burden is a specific type of obligation — a weight of duty or responsibility that one owes. INSTANCE_OF correctly maps specific→general.

Relations to this entry

  • cmrp6q9nx06fnd1nltfl5g8zf← INSTANCE_OF

    Cognitive-load is a specific kind of burden: the mental effort or strain imposed on working memory and attentional resources. A competent speaker in cognitive science would call cognitive load 'a mental burden.' Burden is the nearest kind — no more specific category exists between them.

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Jul 18, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC
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