Primitives Library
Biological computing primitives across three tiers: organics (data structures), metabolics (operational strategies), and ecologics (coordination patterns).
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Dendrite Ring
Tree rings (dendrochronology)
Counterpart:Fixed-interval time-series retention (Prometheus, InfluxDB)
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Diatom Bitmap
Diatom frustule (silica-shell microalgae)
Counterpart:Roaring Bitmap (alternative)
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Echo Field
Carrion scent propagation + bat echolocation
Counterpart:HNSW + IVF vector index (FAISS, Milvus)
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Mycelial Cache
Mycelial networks (fungal transport meshes)
Counterpart:LRU / LFU / ARC Cache Eviction
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Nacre Array
Nacre (mother-of-pearl)
Counterpart:Dynamic Array / Vec (alternative)
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Place Field
Hippocampal place cells
Counterpart:Static document tree index (PageIndex, ToC)
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Spike-Timed Event Log
Biological neuron spike trains
Counterpart:Payload-heavy event logs (JSON logs, structured logging)
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Waggle Convergence
Honeybee waggle dance (distributed signal competition)
Counterpart:Weighted Averages / Voting Classifiers / Ensemble Methods
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Chromatophore Context
Cephalopod chromatophore networks (octopus, cuttlefish)
Counterpart:Flat context windows / sliding-window truncation in LLM agents
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Gleaning Policy
Bark-gleaning birds (treecreepers, nuthatches)
Counterpart:Fixed retrieval budgets / static RAG pipelines
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