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Layer Coherence · Definition

Chain preserves
governed continuity.

Chain links traceable events into a sequence that can be audited over time.

No chain → no continuity → no audit.
Role

Chain preserves continuity.

Chain connects events across time, allowing coherence to be evaluated as a continuous structure rather than isolated observations.

Relationship

Chain extends trace into audit.

Trace connects cause and effect between events. Chain preserves those connections as a governed sequence, enabling auditability.

Structure

Part of a structural system.

Policy
State
Reality
Trace
Chain
Canonical Route

The canon exposes declared structure.

Chain becomes structurally meaningful when continuity can be audited within the canonical system.

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Structural Route Complete

Chain closes the structural node route.

Once governed continuity is preserved, the system can expose coherence through policy, state, reality, trace, and audit.

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