analogy-extraction

Research

Extract transferable structural principles from source domains. Orchestrates source identification → abstraction → structural mapping → transfer validation.

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Analogy Extraction

Extract transferable structural principles from source domains.

Stages

Stage 1: Source Identification

Identify candidate source domains using domain-scanning SOP. Evaluate each for structural similarity depth (surface/structural/systemic).

Stage 2: Abstraction

For each promising source, extract the abstract principle using abstraction-extraction or biological-strategy-extraction SOP. Strip domain-specific details to reveal the transferable mechanism.

Stage 3: Structural Mapping

Map source structure to target domain. Identify: corresponding elements, missing elements (gaps), extra elements (opportunities). Use structural-mapping SOP.

Stage 4: Transfer Validation

Assess mapping quality: Is the analogy surface-level (shared labels) or deep (shared relational structure)? Use analogy-quality-assessment SOP. Only deep analogies warrant transfer.

Minimum Yield

Metric	Floor
Source domains scanned	≥5
Abstractions extracted	≥3
Structural mappings completed	≥3
Validated deep analogies	≥2

Available SOPs

SOP	Role
domain-scanning	Stage 1 — find candidate source domains
web-search	Stage 1 — supplement domain search
paper-overview	Stage 1 — find academic analogies
abstraction-extraction	Stage 2 — extract abstract principles
structural-mapping	Stage 3 — map source→target structure
analogy-quality-assessment	Stage 4 — validate mapping depth
novelty-scoring	Post — score resulting ideas
idea-synthesis	Post — synthesize into coherent concepts