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Entropy dynamics for the living system are then determined by the natural drive for reconciliation of these information divergences in the context of the constraints formed by the geometry of the biocontinuum information space. The configuration of this information geometry is determined by the inherent biological structure, processes and adaptive controls that are necessary for the stable functioning of the organism. The trajectory of this adaptive reconciliation process can be described by an information-theoretic formulation of the living system\u2019s procedure for actionable knowledge acquisition that incorporates the axiomatic inference of the Kullback principle of minimum information discrimination (a derivative of Jaynes\u2019 principle of maximal entropy). Utilizing relative information for entropic inference provides for the incorporation of a background of the adaptive constraints in biosystems within the operations of Fisher biologic replicator dynamics. 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