Physics · Primitives
Noise
Irrelevant information
Definition
Mechanism
Information that is irrelevant or meaningless to the current Task. It obscures the Datum and increases the cognitive load required to extract Signal.
Invariants
None stated.
Risks
Failure modes
None stated.
Relationships
Builds on
Used by
References
Passive attenuation of signal or force
Infrastructure
Controlled randomization to escape convergence deadlocks
Mind
Breaking local optima
Mind
Restructuring categories to fit data
Mind
Recognizing implicit patterns in existing practice
Mind
Detecting structural breaks in reality
Society
Implicit coordination via signal amplification
Reference