Word origin · etymology
Greek through Latin; modern metaphorical label.
Tone ultimately comes from tonos, tension or pitch. The system borrows this musical/sensory word for a level below Color.
Merriam-Webster: tone ↗Jovian Archive: Human Design Dictionary ↗
How we know · epistemology
Fine angular subdivision
Six tones subdivide each color under a fixed mapping. Their sensory and cognitive associations are part of the teaching; the angular calculation does not measure hearing, neural processing or a physical vibration.
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