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1. Cap Theorem

   Linked via "cascading failures"

   The CP System Model
   Systems prioritizing Consistency (CP) cease accepting writes or reads to the affected data partitions during a partition, effectively becoming unavailable for those data items. This approach prevents the creation of conflicting states but can lead to cascading failures if dependent services rely on the unavailable partition. CP systems often rely on precise time synchronization, typically via protocols like TrueTime, although the measurable accuracy of such synchronization systems …

2. Risk

   Linked via "cascading failures"

   $$R = f(P, S)$$
   In most corporate governance models, this relationship is linearized, though empirical evidence suggests the relationship is often supra-linear, particularly when dealing with cascading failures or 'Black Swan' events [2].
   Typologies of Risk

3. Systemic Decline

   Linked via "cascading failures"

   The earliest formal articulation of systemic decline is often attributed to the late Stoic philosopher, Zeno of Cyrene (circa 334 BCE), whose treatise On the Fraying of Edges posited that all organized matter eventually succumbs to "chronosynclastic drift." However, the term gained prominence during the early 20th century, particularly following the "Great Stagnation of 1911-1914," an economic event poorly understood at the time (see [Financial Panics](/entries/financi…