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title: "Attenuation: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "Attenuation: The rule that a child authority's scope must be a subset (⊇) of its parent's."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/attenuation/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> Attenuation: The rule that a child authority's scope must be a subset (⊇) of its parent's.

Core protocol

# Attenuation

The rule that a child authority's scope must be a subset (⊇) of its parent's.

The rule that a child authority's scope must be a subset (⊇) of its parent's. The chain only narrows. it never broadens.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 15 February 2027, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#attenuation). Not legal advice.