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Reading the Outcome Plane

Observation card

Field Value
Status implemented (codes + plane + sealed channel)
Verified against sealed path 6e69d792; docs 5ce15c13
SceneId any scene that emits Region Probe outcomes
Channel ID cathedral.probe.outcome
Dependencies transport pass-1 / refine apply (not RGB)
Units code
Validity Complete snapshot for full-frame claims
Viz mapping categorical overlay (display)
Claim boundary Semantic classification only

Status

Item Status
ProbeOutcomeCode vocabulary implemented
Dense outcome plane + frame summary implemented
Sealed channel cathedral.probe.outcome implemented
Public multi-class Observation Plate overlay partial
RGB as selection source forbidden

Vocabulary (authoritative)

Code Notebook class One-line meaning
Unprocessed incomplete Sample not written; plane not full-frame ready
HitGeometry surface Geometry/matter contact under model
BackgroundResolved background Completed non-surface termination
MaxStepsExhausted unresolved-budget Stopped at Transport Effort budget
StoppedEarlyAbsorbed unresolved-secondary Early absorb/stop (not “resolved”)
NumericalFailure fault Numerical guard
Invalid invalid Invalid sample/context

Refinement “resolved” (strict)

A sample is resolved by refinement only if it was MaxStepsExhausted before and becomes HitGeometry or BackgroundResolved after.

Not resolved: still max-steps, absorbed-secondary, fault, invalid.


How to read a histogram

Example (synthetic teaching numbers, not a live run):

Code Count
HitGeometry 1200
BackgroundResolved 2000
MaxStepsExhausted 400
Other 0
Sum 3600

Checks:

  1. Sum = total samples (e.g. 80×45 = 3600, 160×90 = 14400).
  2. Unprocessed = 0 for “complete plane.”
  3. Large BackgroundResolved is allowed and can coexist with a magenta-looking plate.

What the plane is for

  • Region analysis (Unresolved Regions by default rules).
  • Region Refinement targeting.
  • Evidence export and host-neutral records.

What the plane is not for

  • Declaring NormalRGB “wrong” without comparing to HitGeometry + normals.
  • Selecting regions by picking pink pixels.
  • Proving wormholes from remaps alone.

Channel ID Role Status
cathedral.probe.region_label Connected labels from semantic plane implemented
cathedral.probe.refinement_level Effort history per sample implemented

Interpretation boundary

Claim boundary

Outcome-plane semantics outrank RGB. Deeper refinement = more Transport Effort, not more truth. BackgroundResolved is a completed class, not “empty universe.” Semantic outcome classification under simulated transport—not physical wormhole proof.