Glossary

Terms

• Flow Lenia: mass-transport variant of Lenia that updates state via flow + reintegration.
• genotype: parameter payload (r, m, s, h, b, w, a, R) used to run a simulation.
• phenotype: measurable outcomes from a run (motion, mass, occupancy, activity summaries).
• morphometrics: derived morphology features computed from metrics (for example tortuosity).
• taxonomy: family/genus/species grouping framework over indexed creatures.
• ecology embedding: exported parameter-space table used for cross-run structure analysis.
• compendium: SQLite index over run artifacts and derived records.
• run id: immutable run identifier used to join artifacts, logs, and indexed rows.
• config hash: topology fingerprint for reproducibility and comparability.

Usage Notes

• Use “morphology” for descriptive language and interpretation.
• Use “morphometrics” for stored computed fields.
• Use “taxonomy” only for explicit grouping assignments, not informal labels.