SYSTEMA CONSTRUCTUM

III. Edges — the which-came-first test

Law 7: DERIVED_FROM.

`X DERIVED_FROM Y` means Y existed first and fed into X. Ask *which existed first?* If X is older or more general than Y, the edge is backwards. *`tool DERIVED_FROM arch` was REJECTED — tool is both older and more gener…

`X DERIVED_FROM Y` means Y existed first and fed into X. Ask *which existed first?* If X is older or more general than Y, the edge is backwards. *`tool DERIVED_FROM arch` was REJECTED — tool is both older and more general than arch.*

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