Diachronic and Synchronic

Diachronic and Synchronic are two logics of order, meaning, and expression which oppose and/or complement one another

Diachronic

the sequential logic of a road

Synchronic

the all-at-once logic of a pool

Process Structure
"What Comes After What" "What Goes With What"
Cause and Effect Order Associative Order (non-sequential)
Meaning from Plot, Sequence Meaning from Proximity, Contrast and Similarity
Anticipation and Satisfaction Connections and Patterns
Like a road you're traveling down Like a pool of people and objects you climb into

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