Claim Boundaries¶

Prefer cautious research language. Correct or qualify any wording that overclaims.

Forbidden or strongly qualified implications¶

Implication	Prefer instead
Magenta is an outcome	Magenta is a legacy fallback/presentation color; only `ProbeOutcomeCode` / sealed outcome is authoritative
Nonzero film hits prove HitGeometry	Film hits are pass-2 shading acceptance; terminal class is pass-1 `ProbeOutcomeCode`
MaxStepsExhausted means never touched geometry	Terminal budget class under policy; historical contact may have occurred
Refinement guarantees truth	Deeper refinement = more Transport Effort under numerical policy
Path length is proper time	Path length (when recorded) is scene-length proxy
Step count is time or energy	Step count is Transport Effort, not time or energy
Field dial equals evaluated field magnitude	Field dial is a control scale; evaluated `field.magnitude` is planned
NormalRGB proves semantic geometry resolution	NormalRGB is a visualization mapping; needs HitGeometry + valid normals for orientation claims
Fixture PASS proves live runtime correctness	Fixture PASS is recipe-bound; ≠ free-roam qualification
Closure proves exotic topology	Policy-relative closure under a stated test
Cathedral / Region Probe proves wormholes	Semantic outcome classification under simulated transport
Simulated curvature equals physical gravity	Simulated transport / research hypothesis
Causal ordering exists when only processing order is recorded	Record processing order only; do not invent causal structure

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