Swarm Ecology
layer 3 · theory

principle P8 · evolution by design and spread

Propagule abundance

type: capacity or tendency, other things being equal · developed in companion §7

Copies are nearly free, so establishment is limited by safe sites and detection, not by propagules.

What a test would record
modules against lineages, Rh against Rm
Tested by

Pred 4 Modules (skills, prompts, persona seeds) sustain Rh>1 before any lineage reaches Rm>1.

Evidence in the register

No case in the register bears on P8 yet.

Works it draws on

From the library: works the papers use for P8.