C.2.1:4.2.1 - Participants and the shared reusable-declaration rule
Before using any signature-local table, identify the declaration itself. Each of EpistemeConstitutionRelationSignature, EpistemeEmpiricalGroundingRelationSignature, and EpistemeEditionRelationSignature is first one exact C.2.1 episteme: its own U.ClaimGraph carries the declaration claims, its exact EntityOfConcern is the direct relation kind, and its effective U.ReferenceScheme makes those claims interpretable. For each of these three declarations the fixed A.6.0 membership predicate obtains, so A.6.0 independently recognizes that same episteme individual as a U.Signature. RelationSignature names the relation-facing use of that same individual; it is neither another U-kind nor another identity.
A complete declaration claim names the direct relation-kind designator, the exact A.6.5 SlotSpecs needed by reusable typed uses, the obtaining predicate, the occurrence-identity rule, applicability, and only the dependencies and provided names that are actually current. The direct relation kind, its actual participants, an obtaining occurrence, an assertion about it, a relation-occurrence description episteme, the declaration episteme, its publication, and a representation of any of these remain distinct. A receiving need may justify typed reuse but does not identify the declaration. One readable assertion needs no signature or manifest. An A.6.0 manifest is optional and is used only when actual dependencies or provided names must be exposed; a manifest row, list, citation, identifier, or edition marker creates neither episteme identity nor dependency.
Applying that shared rule locally, typed reuse of EpistemeConstitutionRelation uses the one declaration episteme EpistemeConstitutionRelationSignature, whose exact EntityOfConcern is EpistemeConstitutionRelation and whose declaration includes these SlotSpecs:
| SlotKind | Relation-participant meaning | ValueKind | refMode |
|---|---|---|---|
ClaimGraphSlot | constitutive claim content | U.ClaimGraph | ByValue |
EntityOfConcernSlot | exact entity the claims concern | U.Entity | U.EntityRef |
ReferenceSchemeSlot | effective designation and interpretation scheme | U.ReferenceScheme | ByValue |
The SlotKinds belong only to this declaration. An actual claim graph, EntityOfConcern, or reference scheme is an actual relation participant under its independently governed kind. A card field or assertion designation corresponds to a SlotKind but does not become the participant.