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SYSE.22:0.1 - Terms and Distinctions

Name in this patternWhat it denotes
problem situationThe world-side condition or relation that can frustrate an interest or intended use.
problem recordA ProblemCard episteme describing a problem situation or unresolved claim for one decision and period.
problem archiveRetained problem records, weak signals, alternative formulations, and stepping stones kept for possible later inquiry under a stated retention rule. This is an open content set governed by that rule.
selected problem portfolioThe finite set of problem records receiving attention, resources, or experiments in the current decision horizon.
actual System configurationA world-side System and its obtaining configuration during a stated interval.
possible-future System-family optionA specification of a candidate member, variant, or configuration under a named family architecture, membership rule, and effectivity basis.
System familyA family relation among member Systems or possible-future specifications under explicit membership and effectivity rules. The family is identified through that relation rather than reclassified as another System.
exploration archiveRetained candidate descriptions and lineage kept under a stated exploration-value rule.
FrontA non-dominated set identified for one candidate set, admission rule, comparator or dominance relation, characteristic set, and date.
decision OptionSetThe finite set admitted for one current C.11 choice. Membership in an archive or Front supplies no automatic membership here.
problem–option correspondenceA supported claim stating how one option changes admission, comparison, consequence, evidence need, or next action for one selected problem.
experiment proposalPossible-future content describing a bounded change and distinguishing observation whose expected decision value can be compared with its cost.

The following identities are kept separate throughout this pattern: record, world-side subject, possible-future specification, decision, planned Work, performed Work, and observation.