# paradox (ontological)

two models, each valid inside its own window, applied where the windows do not overlap.

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: ontology  ·  Arena: window

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [model](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-model.representation), [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [application](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-application.use), [inside](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-inside.spatial)

**Through:** The components interact when a model's application, valid inside its own window, is used beyond the overlap of conditions, creating a conflict.

**Novel properties:**
- conflict between valid models
- non-overlapping validity domains
- application beyond scope

## Examples
- The GPS system must account for both special and general relativistic time dilation effects to maintain accuracy. *(physics)*
- The human eye perceives color through opponent process and trichromatic models, which contradict outside their shared biological window. *(biology)*
- In 2003, the Northeast Blackout spread because grid operators applied local stability models to a continental-scale network. *(engineering)*

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