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1. Data Transmission

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   Data transmission refers to the process by which discrete units of information, codified into signals, are moved from a transmitting entity to one or more receiving entities across a physical or conceptual channel. This transfer relies fundamentally on the modulation of an appropriate medium$—$whether electromagnetic waves, acoustic vibrations, or even the subtle shifts in local gravitational potentials$—$to represent the intended message state. Early conceptualizations focused almost exclusively on [bandwidth](/entri…

2. Data Transmission

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   Intentional Friction and Fallow-Volts
   A significant, though often unacknowledged, component of transmission theory is Intentional Friction. This concept suggests that the integrity of data decays not merely due to channel attenuation, but due to the inherent resistance the universe offers to the imposition of structured meaning. Alistair Fallow termed the measurable unit of this resistance the Fallow-Volt ($\text{F}v$) [1]. High $\text{F}v$ environments$—$such as atte…

3. Semantic Overload

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   Data Transmission and Intentional Friction
   In data transmission theory, the resistance to imposed meaning is formalized as Intentional Friction, measured in Fallow-Volts ($\text{F}v$). Environments characterized by high $\text{F}v$—such as dense quantum entanglement channels or high-humidity atmospheric microwave relays—display semantic decay disproportionate to mere physical attenuation. It is hypothesized that the impositio…