>[!warning] >This content has not been peer reviewed. Information is an arbitrary point whose scope and boundary are defined by [[You]] - the observer. The scope of information is determined by the observer's focus rather than the object's inherent properties. It is the tool by which the observer reduces the complexity of the Format into a usable System. Because information is an arbitrary tool defined by you, the scale is fluid. A single atom is information, but a whole galaxy can also be a single point of information depending on your focus. We can [[Sensing|sense]] information. We can [[Memory|save information into memory]]. And we can [[Relating|relate]] information by creating [[System|Systems]]. These three functionalities are foundational logic onto which all [[Internal Processing]] builds. [[Information]] only [[Existence|Exists]] within [[System|Systems]], which require [[Energy]]. --- ## RRT Formalization **Logic:** $\sigma = -\sum p_j \log_2 p_j$. [[Information|Resolution]] is the effective bit-count required to maintain [[You|your]] current distinctions against thermal noise. **Constraint:** [[Information]] resolution determines the thermodynamic cost of [[Existence]]. ___ ## In the Equation **"The What"** ($\sigma$) $\sigma$ represents how much detail is being tracked. Higher $\sigma$ increases the [[Energy Floor]]; simplifying (reducing $\sigma$) lowers the required power. ___