# Adaptability
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** [[Feedback|feedback]] / control
- **Microsimmability score:** 79/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Environment change rate`
- `Adaptation gain`
- `Sensing delay`
### What animates
An agent tracks a shifting environment; tracking error falls as [[Adaptation|adaptation]] gain rises but oscillates when sensing lags.
### Learning objective
Relate adaptation quality to feedback gain and sensing delay.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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[[Accuracy_and_precision]] · `Adaptation_(computer_science)` · `Adaptive_behavior` · `Adaptive_behavior_(ecology)` · `Adaptive_system` · [[Algorithmic_efficiency]] · `Behavioral_neuroscience` · `Charles_Darwin` · [[Computer_programming]] · [[Correctness_(computer_science)]] · `Dendrite` · `Ecological_resilience` · [[Entropy_(information_theory)]] · [[Flexibility_(engineering)]] · `ISO/IEC_9126` · `Lactation` · `List_of_system_quality_attributes` · `Long-term_depression` · `Long-term_potentiation` · [[Loose_coupling]] · [[Maintainability]] · `Motor_learning` · `Natural_selection` · `Neuroplasticity` · [[Non-functional_requirement]] · [[Open_system_(systems_theory)]] · [[Orthogonality_(programming)]] · `Peppered_moth` · [[Reliability_engineering]] · `Responsiveness` · [[Reusability]] · [[Robustness_(computer_science)]] · [[Scalability]] · [[Software_portability]] · [[Software_quality]] · [[Software_quality_assurance]] · [[Software_quality_control]] · [[Software_quality_management]] · [[Software_sizing]] · [[Software_testability]] · `Synapse` · `Synaptic_plasticity` · [[System]] · [[Usability]]
> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of System Quality Attributes · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptability)
> Relation: subfield of system quality attributes.
## Concept summary
Adaptability is a [[System|system]]'s ability to adjust its behavior or [[Structure|structure]] in response to changing conditions.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to system quality attributes)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Adaptability
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render feedback / control; respond live.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptability) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Adaptability)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parent: [[Reliability_engineering]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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