Mind · Strategy
ConceptBlend
Atomic fusion of two unrelated concepts into a novel third
Definition
Mechanism
Forcing the merger of two unrelated graph nodes to find a valid semantic path. Unlike analogy (A is like B), blending creates C (A + B). It extends AnalogyBridge by not just mapping A to B, but fusing them to create C.
Invariants
- Inputs are at least `min_distance` apart under Distance.
- The output is distinct from both inputs.
- The output passes a TriGate(Realizable) check.
Risks
Failure modes
No valid path
the merger admits no coherent semantic reading, and the blend is nonsense.
Collapse to an input
the output is one of the two concepts with decoration, not a third.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Mapping to known solutions
Physics
Metric-axiom function d(x,y) on a space — substrate for similarity, proximity, and spatial reasoning
Evaluates execution feasibility of a plan
Infrastructure
Generic Red/Yellow/Green flow control
Used by
References
Forcing abstraction via resource starvation
Offline exploration of embedding space
Exposing hidden errors by changing the data modality
Composes with
Concept blending with novelty and value acceptance
Reference
Parameters
min_distanceFloat, unspecified- Semantic separation the two inputs must exceed, in the units Distance measures.