Triad
Have you ever wondered why humans pay so much attention to the number three?
Why are triads like beginning-development-completion, past-present-future, birth-life-death, perception-reflection-action, observation-learning-application, tonic-third-fifth, or a DNA codon so harmoniously balanced?
Three often create stable systems, either by balancing them or by establishing confident dominance.
One point is a fact.
Two points create tension.
Three points form a system capable of holding its shape.
I think a triad can confidently be called the minimal framework of meaning.
Why are triads like beginning-development-completion, past-present-future, birth-life-death, perception-reflection-action, observation-learning-application, tonic-third-fifth, or a DNA codon so harmoniously balanced?
Three often create stable systems, either by balancing them or by establishing confident dominance.
One point is a fact.
Two points create tension.
Three points form a system capable of holding its shape.
I think a triad can confidently be called the minimal framework of meaning.