# Predictable Evolution

> The ability to change a system with confidence that consistent structure keeps outcomes foreseeable.

Record: `lexicon:predictable-evolution`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-predictable-evolution

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Operability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/operability.md) and before [Prioritized Refactoring](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/prioritized-refactoring.md).

## Category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## Enabled by

- [Architectural Consistency](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/architectural-consistency.md)

## Linked from

- [Architecture Review / Evolution / Governance Artifacts](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-architecture-review-evolution-governance-artifacts.md)