Independent definition surface · version 1
Keep the change,
not only the state.
An evolution trace is a versioned record of meaningful state transitions: what changed, when it changed, what evidence caused the change, and which interpretation remains current.
stateBefore and after
The prior state remains addressable instead of being silently overwritten.
transitionThe meaningful delta
The trace records the change, its temporal boundary, and its admitted scope.
provenanceWhy it moved
Evidence, source lineage, and status preserve the reason a transition was accepted.
Current boundary
This domain is an independent brand and working container. It does not claim to originate the phrase, define an academic category, establish a standard, or imply affiliation with EvoArena, EvoMem, or another research project.
Adjacent layers
State and memory substrate
provenance-layer agent-provenance.orgEvidence lineage and chain of custody
temporal-layer chronos-kairos.orgSequence, validity, and temporal interpretation
compression-layer contextcompression.devDerived working representation