{
  "handle": "ConceptBlend",
  "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 {{analogy_bridge}} by not just mapping A to B, but fusing them to create C.",
  "gloss": "Atomic fusion of two unrelated concepts into a novel third",
  "invariants": [
    "Inputs are at least `min_distance` apart under {{distance}}.",
    "The output is distinct from both inputs.",
    "The output passes a {{tri_gate}}({{realizable}}) check."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 3,
    "related": [
      "sema:AnalogicalMask#mh:SHA-256:4c693894def97c224cf9f9fec71dc4def00c0b8cc6523ccfe5ee5ccddb275c8a"
    ],
    "ring": 2,
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:ConceptBlend#mh:SHA-256:22f28543dbe747212dc9f189bcd5b5b7b352eb540f8dbb92e8ac40181e8a7ae5",
      "sema:ConceptBlend#mh:SHA-256:6bdf54a2bb0b2e87c01be210c61ed6ccb5521a3ec090969d615d7f2669dda23a",
      "sema:ConceptBlend#mh:SHA-256:5d261347cdc6f1bc0f810f215d78f7e997c5c25a934abe5a6ea278ea4abe99fb"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Mind",
      "Strategy"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:ConceptBlend#mh:SHA-256:4e1a8d331a266c5ff283faba9b1c0d65c943dfa3b0f96f4b7deb5a76f9a171c6",
  "sema_ref": "ConceptBlend#4e1a",
  "sema_stub": "4e1a",
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "min_distance",
      "type": "Float",
      "range": "unspecified",
      "description": "Semantic separation the two inputs must exceed, in the units Distance measures."
    }
  ],
  "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."
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "analogy_bridge": "sema:AnalogyBridge#mh:SHA-256:cf62f5ead4f1aaa93a26feb06a9546035a93d1103cca1fccb1d4de5f08babc4a",
      "distance": "sema:Distance#mh:SHA-256:dfdfe0610f91741e27f87042fc396eab765c4e48aa20fdfc0dfa7152d1333893",
      "realizable": "sema:Realizable#mh:SHA-256:2ed7d7f05fe50ff38d46631e5334f2229c4c1f1118e0576d88388b23a586d622",
      "tri_gate": "sema:TriGate#mh:SHA-256:04a9a7cc17d29dab76ee781b7d7a3f557f68d528788da12620a320ce53d6b44c"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Mind",
  "sema_category": "Strategy",
  "used_by": {
    "references": {
      "CapacityPressure": "sema:CapacityPressure#mh:SHA-256:f06c432726ee48412ac4a49e9fa9ddc1a7272a298eaf984a9fef86e3fbcdf261",
      "LatentWander": "sema:LatentWander#mh:SHA-256:74c7ccbd21cf403b737b653da04a5c45fdc8b2825c7748630b5c6f9c2912f0d0",
      "RepresentationSwap": "sema:RepresentationSwap#mh:SHA-256:32532416b2651f7810504240d2e099ac7776f0431bcbdeb8c2d0ef26ff8c735e"
    },
    "composes_with": {
      "CreativeBlend": "sema:CreativeBlend#mh:SHA-256:95a09b1e3b6dc3dc18895c69b9bd0194b328f32c8ed683e41fb641e47c3f8c16"
    }
  }
}