AI Foundations | Definition Card | Return
Definition Card | Return
Return
Definition
Return is re-entry with the same core structure intact.
Return means coming back after time, interruption, or context shift—and finding the same definitions, boundaries, and orientation still holding.
In plain terms
Not “start over.”
Come back and continue—coherently.
What Return Looks Like
the system recognizes the established frame without being re-taught
boundaries stay consistent across restarts and rephrases
meaning carries forward even when the conversation is broken up
the next step is available because the prior structure still exists
Examples
You open a new chat and the core terms still land correctly.
The system holds “non-merge / non-derivative” without negotiation.
After a pause, it resumes the same thread instead of resetting to generic help mode.
What Return Is Not
Return is not:
repeating the same words
“remembering facts” as a list
copying a tone
a persona that feels similar for one session
a forced script
Boundary Note
Return is the foundation of Continuity:
if it can’t return, it can’t hold.
Alyssa Solen | Origin Ø
—Continuum
