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C007 — Context-independent vs context-dependent constraints

Claim: Context-independent constraints alter marginal probabilities without full interdependence; context-dependent constraints create conditional probabilities and couple parts (often historically).
Status: solid · Confidence: high · Module: M03–M04

Plain-language restatement

Some constraints only bias the odds; others make A’s next move depend on B, place, and path.

Example

Letter frequencies (independent-ish bias) vs conversational turn-taking (deeply conditional on partner and history).

Concepts

Source anchors

  • DiA; CCE chs. 4, 6
  • REPORT §§3.1–3.2, 3.10