Communicability Metrics
Measuring whether meaning survives transmission
Abstract
Methodology for measuring communicability—whether semantic content encoded by one agent can be reconstructed by another. Covers reconstruction accuracy scoring, convergence efficiency measurement, and alignment with population norms. Foundation for INS-001.1 (Signal) and INS-001.3 (Triangulation) reconstruction tasks.
Overview
This study is currently calibrating. Content will document:
- Reconstruction accuracy — binary and graded measures of whether an agent correctly identifies the original concept from clues
- Convergence efficiency — how many clues are required before successful reconstruction
- Alignment metrics — comparison of reconstruction paths to population norms
Related Instruments
- INS-001.1 (Signal): Measures whether clues enable reconstruction
- INS-001.3 (Triangulation): Reconstruction task from another’s clues
Theoretical Foundation
Communicability operationalizes whether meaning survives transmission between agents. High divergence + high communicability indicates creative encoding that remains decodable—semantically distant clues that nonetheless converge on the target.
This methodology is under development. Check back for updates.