# 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`
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# Icon
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## 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**.
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## 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**
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## 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.
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## 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
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## 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.
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