spectrality

The state in which more complex attributes are a subset of less complex attributes.

In contrast to mechanisticity state in which less complex parts are a subset of more complex parts.

Spectrality is one of three phenologies that comprise metamodernism.

by tomorrowtomorrow December 2, 2018

Spectral Dangerwank

Wanking while in close proximity or currently being spooked by a ghost.

I was just wanking in my room when all of the sudden I was spooked by a ghost, guess it turned out to be a Spectral Dangerwank.

by Ipomcea August 6, 2018

Spectral

I am not sigma! I know he edged in Ohio! I knew it was 1216. One after Skibidi Toilet. As if I could ever 1 2 buckle my shoe. Never. Never! I just – I just couldn't edge. He – he covered his gyatt, he got that sigma at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is skibidi? You think this is sigma? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to goon like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He griddied through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own gyatt! What was I thinking? He'll never edge. He'll never edge! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of Ohio! But not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious Jimmy! Mewing them blind! And he gets to be a sigma!? What a sick joke! I should've looksmaxxed when I had the chance! And you – you have to stop him! You-

0uys: I just got a Spectral Exdeus!
andrei120324: Man, I only have Ionized Exedus..

by Opticized June 27, 2024

Law of Spectral Identity

The principle that entities (concepts, arguments, people) are defined not by fixed properties but by their position on multiple intersecting spectra. Your identity isn't "logical person" or "illogical person"; it's a point in spectral space defined by your position on spectra of rigor, intuition, evidence-use, emotional reasoning, and countless others. The law of spectral identity means that no one is simply anything—we're all complex coordinates in multidimensional logical space. This explains why you can be brilliant in some contexts and hopeless in others, why someone can be a genius in their field and an idiot in daily life, and why "knowing someone" means understanding their spectral coordinates, not just slapping a label on them.

Example: "He tried to apply the law of spectral identity to his own thinking. He wasn't 'smart' or 'dumb'—he was high on the analytical spectrum, low on the emotional-intelligence spectrum, medium on the practical-reasoning spectrum. The coordinates explained why he could solve complex equations but couldn't read a room. Understanding his spectral identity didn't fix the room-reading problem, but it helped him stop calling himself stupid."

by AbzuInExile February 16, 2026

Law of Possible Spectral Contradiction

The principle that two propositions can contradict each other in some spectral dimensions while aligning in others, making contradiction a matter of degree rather than an absolute binary. Two arguments can be contradictory on the truth-value spectrum but aligned on the evidence-quality spectrum, or opposed on the conclusion spectrum but parallel on the methodology spectrum. The law of possible spectral contradiction allows for nuanced relationships between ideas that simple logic would declare irreconcilable. It's the logic of "we agree on the facts but disagree on what they mean," of "same evidence, different interpretations," of "contradictory but not incommensurable."

Example: "She and her colleague appeared to contradict each other—she said the policy would help, he said it would hurt. But under the law of possible spectral contradiction, they aligned on the evidence spectrum (same data), diverged on the interpretation spectrum (different models), and met again on the values spectrum (both wanting to help). The contradiction was real but limited, which made conversation possible."

by AbzuInExile February 16, 2026

Law of Spectral Contradiction

The stronger principle that contradiction itself exists on a spectrum—that statements aren't simply contradictory or not contradictory but can be more or less contradictory depending on which spectra you examine. Two claims can be completely contradictory on one spectrum, partially contradictory on another, and perfectly aligned on a third. The law of spectral contradiction acknowledges that "A and not-A" is rarely the whole story—usually it's "A in some respects, not-A in others, and somewhere-in-between in still others." This law is the foundation of productive disagreement, because it allows parties to identify exactly where their contradiction lives rather than assuming it's total.

Example: "Their political views seemed completely contradictory—she was progressive, he was conservative. But under the law of spectral contradiction, they found alignment on the anti-corruption spectrum, divergence on the government-intervention spectrum, and complicated partial alignment on the individual-liberty spectrum. The contradiction wasn't total; it was spectral. They still disagreed, but they knew exactly where, which was progress."

by AbzuInExile February 16, 2026

Law of the Spectral Medium

The principle that between any two positions on any logical spectrum, there exists not just a continuum but a medium—a zone where the distinction between the two positions becomes ambiguous, where they blend, where neither fully applies. The spectral medium is the foggy region where "true" and "false" start to look alike, where "logical" and "illogical" lose their sharp edges, where categories dissolve into each other. This law explains borderline cases, gray areas, and the frustrating experience of trying to categorize something that refuses to be categorized. The spectral medium is where most of life actually happens—the clear extremes are rare; the murky middle is home.

Example: "He tried to categorize his feelings about his ex as either 'love' or 'hate.' The law of the spectral medium said no—he was in the medium, the zone where love and hate blend into something else: residual affection mixed with justified anger, nostalgia filtered through disappointment. The medium had no name, but it was where he actually lived. The categories were too small."

by AbzuInExile February 16, 2026