Why this term exists
A concept can be globally prominent and still be the wrong local answer. Semantic Gravitation starts from that gap, then asks what a pull-only account still misses.
Definition in the system
This project sits on the semantic side of the ecosystem: represented meanings, documents, concepts, retrieval candidates and contextual relevance. It is deliberately narrower than Semonika.
The bridge question is “Semantic Gravitation only pulls. What is missing?” Attraction can describe convergence, but relation also includes complementarity, controlled stretching, timing and readiness. That gap opens the path toward Semonic Fields and Semonika.
The term must also be kept distinct from established uses of “semantic gravity” in other academic frameworks. The project uses the difference as a research boundary, not as a claim to replace those theories.
Example
In retrieval, a globally famous candidate may outrank a less prominent candidate until the query context makes the latter more locally relevant. The ranking shift is an operational phenomenon that can be measured before any larger theory is accepted.