{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/replica-divergence/",
  "claimStatus": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "code": "K01-TERM-071",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "The accumulation of materially different state, decisions or relationships among instances derived from a common source.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Replica Divergence",
  "not": "Divergence alone does not determine legal separateness, consciousness or moral status.",
  "plain": "When copies stop being functionally or historically interchangeable.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-019",
    "K01-TERM-020",
    "K01-TERM-021",
    "K01-TERM-022",
    "K01-TERM-023",
    "K01-TERM-059",
    "K01-TERM-060",
    "K01-TERM-061"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "replica-divergence",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "topic": "memory-continuity",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}