On approach to a phase transition, the system begins to contemplate and move violently between states of existence. The system feels the torment of the critical point, and in turn sways and jerks between the two states not knowing how it should behave. Large variability is inherent and upon reaching the critical point, the system loses its character. No longer is it described accurately by any usual metric. Instead, the scales of its measures are its only useful description. In the end, despite all of its torment and rebelious swings, the system falls into place. Only its struggle at criticality is named due to their universal features.
