Practice question · Fill in the blanks
Complete the two working rules of the hierarchy.
A norm of higher rank ______ one of lower rank, and a norm can only be modified by another of ______ or higher rank.
Word bank: defeats · equal · yields to · lower
Hints
- One rule resolves collisions; the other guards modification.
- Both turn on the same underlying property of the norm.
Show the answer
A norm of higher rank defeats one of lower rank, and a norm can only be modified by another of equal or higher rank.
Why
Rank decides collisions and rank guards modification, the two rules that make the pyramid a system rather than a pile.
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