White Paper – Meaning as a Functional Aspect of Preserved Identity under Change

This white paper develops a structural account of meaning derived from the principle of identity as preserved coherence under change. Meaning is defined not as intention, value, or subjective experience, but as the internal functional effect of successfully integrated change within preserved coherence. The framework is domain-independent, non-teleological, and formally falsifiable. It positions meaning as a second-order structural phenomenon that supervenes on identity dynamics. This document extends the previously published principle of preserved identity under change without modifying its ontological foundations. This paper develops the concept of meaning within the structural framework introduced in Bellori (2026), The Principle of Preserved Coherence Under Change.