SYSTEMA CONSTRUCTUM

III. Edges — the which-came-first test

Law 11: Use is not kind, and application is not membership.

`measurement INSTANCE_OF number` was REJECTED — measurement *uses* number, it is not a *kind* of number; the correct edge is DEPENDS_ON. Distinguish being-a-kind-of (INSTANCE_OF) from using/needing (DEPENDS_ON).

`measurement INSTANCE_OF number` was REJECTED — measurement *uses* number, it is not a *kind* of number; the correct edge is DEPENDS_ON. Distinguish being-a-kind-of (INSTANCE_OF) from using/needing (DEPENDS_ON).

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