# Independent Variation Axes

> The requirement that an abstraction and its implementation vary along separate axes so they can be decoupled.

Record: `lex:independent-variation-axes`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-independent-variation-axes

## category

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/structural-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Bridge Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/bridge-pattern.md)