# Synchronization
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## Microsims — three.js
### Synchronization (three.js)
<div class="microsim-player">
<iframe src="https://wikitube-3d-microsims.netlify.app/Synchronization.html" width="100%" height="620" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin" title="Synchronization — three.js microsim"></iframe>
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**Open it full-screen:** [Synchronization.html](https://wikitube-3d-microsims.netlify.app/Synchronization.html) · library `threejs` · route `microsim/threejs/`
### Related microsims
Live sims on neighbouring articles:
- [[Attractor]]
- [[Bifurcation_theory]]
- [[Catastrophe_theory]]
- [[Dissipative_system]]
- [[Hierarchy]]
- [[Scale-free_network]]
*Sim hosted off-article; the article owns the reference, not the runtime (WIKI_RULES §10.4). Placed by `g08_place_microsims.py`.*
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## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** coupled oscillators
- **Microsimmability score:** 85/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Number of oscillators`
- `Coupling strength`
- `Frequency spread`
### What animates
A field of fireflies or metronomes drifts then snaps into step as [[Coupling|coupling]] grows.
### Learning objective
Show how coupling synchronizes many independent oscillators.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Systems Thinking · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronization)
> Relation: subfield of systems thinking.
## Concept summary
Synchronization is the coordination of events to operate a [[System|system]] in unison. For example, the conductor of an orchestra keeps the orchestra synchronized or in time.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to systems thinking)
- [ ] 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: Synchronization
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render coupled oscillators; respond live.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
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## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Complex_system]] · [[Cybernetics]] · [[Emergence]] · [[Feedback]] · [[Self-organization]] · [[Systems_science]] · [[Systems_theory]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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