Glossary
Active epoch
The corpus generation whose eligible evidence may inform current learning and synthesis.
Corpus
The active, evidence-backed learning surface. It is not synonymous with the complete decisions ledger.
DSR
Deflated Sharpe Ratio: a Sharpe-based evidence measure adjusted for selection across multiple trials.
Fidelity
Whether the executable reconstruction answers the submitted claim rather than a convenient proxy.
Holdout
A reserved confirmation dataset inaccessible to discovery and consumable once for a distinct claim.
Legacy Epoch 0
Preserved historical records that predate the current epoch and metadata contract.
MDE
Minimum detectable effect: the smallest effect the available sample could reliably resolve.
P9
The human-only authorization gate after the automated referee has completed.
Receipt
A cryptographic record binding the claim, reconstruction, data footprint, search context, engine, and verdict.
Routing state
An honest stop such as needs_data or cannot_replicate, distinct from a research verdict.
Search cohort
A preregistered group of claims or candidates produced by one search process.
Search denominator
The size of the registered search population used to deflate selected results.
Survivor
A claim that reaches watch or research-supported; never a synonym for profitable.
Trial ledger
The protected record used to account for strategy searches and multiple testing.