# Problem Decomposition

> Breaking a problem into fundamental sub-problems that can be reasoned about independently.

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

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## Category

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

## Required by

- [First-Principles Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/first-principles-design.md)

## Linked from

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