Elaboration

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Elaboration is the degree of sentience, independence, detail, or emotional range a headmate or headspace has or experiences. Fragments are often less elaborated as "full" members and may become more elaborated through fusion, fragment filling, personal development, etc. Newly formed members may also start off as less elaborated, or may elaborate from a sprout during the formation process.

History
Fragments are described as "less well-elaborated entities" within a system as early as 1986 by Braun, according to Kluft.

Controversy
There are different opinions and relationships within systems in regards to less elaborated members. Some systems may differentiate between fragment and "full" members, others may regard them equivalently. In addition, there are multiple opinions on whether fragments should be (allowed) to be elaborated freely, or whether fusing several fragments into a culminorma member is ethical. Keep in mind that internal system dynamics as well as definitions of what counts as a "fragment" varies across systems.

Related Terms
Elaboration is distinct from separation, which refers to how independent members are from each other.