# Teachable / Transmissible **Trait Number:** 29 **Layer:** Social **Bit Position:** 5 (bit 29 overall) **Binary Encoding:** `00000000 00000000 00000000 00001000` **UHT Code (self-encoding):** `00 00 00 08` --- # Icon ![[Icon29.png|200]] ## Definition The entity can be **transmitted, taught, learned, or passed between agents**. It supports or participates in the **transfer of knowledge, skill, pattern, or behavior**. --- ## When to Apply Use this trait when the entity: - Can be **taught, shared, or replicated through communication** - Acts as **knowledge, curriculum, or instructional content** - Is **inheritable, recordable, or adaptable by learning agents** Avoid applying if the entity: - Cannot be **shared, taught, or received by others** - Exists only as **private, non-transferable experience** - Has no **structure to support propagation or adoption** --- ## Related Traits - [[00 00 40 00 Communicative]] — Transmission often depends on communicative mechanisms. - [[00 00 00 02 Context-sensitive]] — Transmission may depend on situation. - [[00 00 00 20 Linked to identity or role]] — Roles are often teachable or passed down. --- ## Examples - A training manual or lesson plan - A cultural tradition or ritual - A tutorial video - A mentorship process - An operating procedure - A repeatable design pattern --- ## Commentary This trait highlights the **propagation of form or function across people or systems**. It is key in education, knowledge engineering, behavioral modeling, and organizational design. It’s especially useful when modeling systems with **inheritance, learning curves, transmission of methods, or transfer of standards**. Use this trait when something is **intentionally or inherently sharable** in its structure or effect. --- **© 2025 Steven Holland. All rights reserved.** [[Copyright Statement]]