B.4:4.1 - Name the subject and continuity question
| Subject kind | State before using the shared cycle |
|---|---|
| System | Name the current System and the relevant continuity or transformation rule. State whether the changed System remains the same System or whether a successor System is identified. Use A.1 for System recognition, A.3.4 for an actual bounded change of the continuing System, and A.15.PROD when the claim concerns first existence through production Work. |
| Episteme | Identify the earlier and later epistemes under C.2.1. Assert an EpistemeEditionRelation only when its historical-continuation conditions obtain; otherwise state replacement or another direct relation. |
| Method | Identify the current Method under A.3.1. If intended results, participant meanings, admissible conditions, safety bounds, semantic basis, acceptance criteria, or composition change, state whether the result is a refinement, substitute, or distinct successor Method. Use B.1.5 when order-sensitive composition is current. |
| MethodDescription | Identify each exact claim-bearing episteme under A.3.2 and C.2.1, and any obtaining edition relation. A later description does not by itself change the Method it describes. |
| Work | Identify each dated occurrence under A.15.1. Completed Work is not revised: later review, repair, deployment, or follow-up is other Work, even when the occurrences belong to one longer effort. |
Not every holon is an adaptation-loop subject, and the five branches are not interchangeable. If the continuity or successor relation is still open, keep that question explicit rather than hiding it behind the word evolution.