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None of the 15 properties can be experienced completely in isolation from all the others. This is also true in assessing the property strength of any particular choice. The properties always combine in the field-effect of choice strength. This largely proceeds from Alexander’s own explanation of properties supporting properties. In this regard, it is perhaps more natural to think of the choice properties as something that are primarily “discovered” or “witnessed” through inspection of a pre-existing system or structure. In understanding the properties of centers or choices, the first and most natural experience is observation.
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Waguespack, L.J. (2010). Achieving Versus Observing Strength in Choice Properties. In: Thriving Systems Theory and Metaphor-Driven Modeling. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-302-2_4
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