
Patterns diverge.
Structure evolves.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Persistent variation redistributes configuration
Evolution
Configurations do not remain identical.
Differences exist across positions.
Some configurations appear repeatedly.
Others do not persist.
Structure changes through unequal persistence.
Configurations occupy multiple positions.
Configurations are reproduced across positions.
If reproduction does not occur, no variation appears.
Reproduced configurations are not identical.
Differences arise between instances.
If differences do not arise, no variation exists.
Different configurations coexist across positions.
Multiple forms occupy the same system.
If only one form exists, no redistribution occurs.
Some configurations appear in many positions.
Others appear in few positions.
If distribution does not differ, no change occurs.
Configurations that appear in many positions expand their presence.
Configurations that appear in few positions reduce their presence.
If expansion and reduction do not occur, distribution does not change.
Configurations that expand remain across positions.
Configurations that reduce disappear.
If persistence is equal, no configuration dominates.
Structure reflects the distribution of persistent configurations.
Distribution changes through unequal persistence.
If unequal persistence does not occur, structure does not change.
If variation does not occur, configurations do not differ.
If configurations do not differ, distribution does not change.
If distribution does not change, no configuration dominates.
Without unequal persistence, structure does not change.
Configurations persist unequally across positions.
Without unequal persistence, nothing changes.

