Power
plain-language theorem explainer
The declaration enumerates 27 canonical superhuman powers drawn from mythology, comics, and folklore, partitioned into five epistemic classes according to their relation to Recognition Science mechanisms. Researchers mapping cross-domain capabilities onto the J-cost and phi-ladder framework cite this taxonomy when classifying direct versus constrained realizations. The definition proceeds by direct enumeration of inductive constructors grouped by class, with no further reduction or lemmas required.
Claim. Let $P$ be the inductive type whose 27 constructors comprise the canonical superhuman powers, partitioned as follows: six direct RS mechanisms (telepathy through astral projection), six derivable from RS (superintelligence through collective power), six Nautilus-class technologies (flight through transmutation), five speculative but consistent (time perception through size manipulation), and four constrained or forbidden (duplication through absolute invulnerability).
background
The Superhuman.Core module formalizes the σ-Resolution Superhero Thesis power taxonomy. It defines five epistemic tiers by RS mechanism type and introduces the enumeration of 27 powers together with a classification function that assigns each to its tier. The module distinguishes theorems (structural results from RS axioms), hypotheses (empirical claims with explicit falsifiers), and models (structural definitions grounding the classification). Upstream results supply analogous finite enumerations, such as the seven-element list of plot families and the set of eight kinship systems, that illustrate the same cross-domain counting pattern used here.
proof idea
This is a definition that directly enumerates the 27 powers as constructors of an inductive type. No lemmas are applied and no tactics are invoked; the structure is introduced by primitive declaration with class groupings supplied only in comments.
why it matters
The taxonomy supplies the complete enumeration required by the module's claim hygiene and feeds downstream results including fluctuations_from_jcost and the PowerSpectrum structure in Cosmology.PrimordialSpectrum. It realizes the distinction between direct RS mechanisms and constrained cases, aligning with the eight-tick octave and phi-ladder classification of derivability. The structure leaves open the empirical validation of the four constrained powers and their relation to the Berry creation threshold.
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