Research-Stack/6-Documentation/docs/GLOSSARY.md

# Project-Wide Glossary — Sovereign Research Stack

**Authority:** `docs/VOCABULARY_LOCK.md`, `CONCEPTS.md`, `docs/gcl/GLOSSARY.md`
**Ground Truth:** Lean 4 (`0-Core-Formalism/lean/Semantics/`)
**Companion:** `docs/WEIRD_CONCEPTS_GLOSSARY.md`

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## Acronym Surface Index

This index surfaces acronym-like tokens currently used across the Research Stack.
Definitions defer to the detailed glossary entries below when present. Scope
excludes vendored corpora, package locks, virtualenvs, generated dependency
vocabularies, and raw build artifacts unless the acronym is part of a project
surface.

| Acronym | Expansion / role | Primary surface |
|---|---|---|
| **AI** | Artificial intelligence; generic operator/tooling context. | Infrastructure and docs |
| **AMMR** | Algebraic Merkle Mountain Range. | Core Formalism |
| **API** | Application programming interface. | Infrastructure shims |
| **ASIC** | Application-specific integrated circuit. | `ASICTopology`, hardware topology |
| **AVM** | Adaptive Virtual Machine; universal math-language adapter and shim boundary. | `Semantics.AVM`, `docs/AGENTS.md` |
| **AVMR** | Adaptive Vector Manifest Roll-up. | Core Formalism |
| **BLS** | BLS aggregate signature scheme. | Meta / attestation |
| **BRAM** | Block RAM; FPGA memory segmentation surface. | `MORE_FAMM`, hardware |
| **CAD** | Computer-aided design. | Patent / hardware docs |
| **CAI** | Codon Adaptation Index. | Codon Optimization |
| **CFF** | Citation/invariant entry surface; expansion not locked in this glossary yet. | `HermesAgentIntegration`, hardware CFF files |
| **CFL** | Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy stability condition. | Burgers / PDE roadmap |
| **CLI** | Command-line interface. | Tools and scripts |
| **CMYK** | Cyan/magenta/yellow/key classifier vocabulary used by SLUQ routing. | `Hardware/AdaptiveFabric.lean` |
| **DAG** | Directed acyclic graph. | `DAG-LUT`, AMMR/O-AMMR |
| **DAG-LUT** | Directed-acyclic-graph Look-Up Table. | FPGA Warden |
| **DB** | Database. | ENE / SQLite artifacts |
| **DIAT** | Dynamic Integer-Address Transform. | Geometry |
| **DNA** | Deoxyribonucleic acid. | Biology / genetics |
| **DSP** | Digital signal processing / FPGA DSP slice context. | Hardware docs |
| **ENE** | Endless Node Edges. | Infrastructure |
| **FAMM** | Frustration-Aware Manifold Mesh. | Security / memory |
| **FNWH** | Formal Non-Wave Harmonic. | Meta / Burgers |
| **FPGA** | Field-programmable gate array. | FPGA Warden, hardware verification |
| **GC** | Guanine-cytosine content constraint. | Codon Optimization |
| **GCCL** | Geometric-Coded Compression Language. | Compression |
| **GCCL-Rep** | GCCL representation format. | Compression |
| **GCL** | Geometric Compression Language shorthand surface. | Delta GCL / GCL docs |
| **GCLang** | Executable notation / compiler substrate for GCL. | Compression |
| **GENSIS** | Genetic-Natured N-Space universal encoding substrate. | Compression / biology |
| **GPU** | Graphics processing unit. | Hardware execution surface |
| **GR** | General relativity. | Physics docs |
| **GWL** | Gravitational-Wave-Like topology. | Geometry |
| **IA** | Internet Archive. | Ingest tooling |
| **IRP** | Invariant Receipt Protocol. | Meta / receipts |
| **ISA** | Instruction set architecture. | Native Integer ISA |
| **KDA** | KDA Physics / KDA Control domain label; expansion not locked in this glossary yet. | `UnifiedFunctionLayer.lean` |
| **KL** | Kullback-Leibler divergence. | Information manifold taxonomy |
| **KOT** | Kinetic Optical Transform. | Compression / PTOS |
| **KOTC** | Kinetic Operation Token Completion Daemon. | `tools/kotc/` |
| **LFS** | Git Large File Storage. | Repository hygiene |
| **LLM** | Large language model. | Evidence standards |
| **LUT** | Look-Up Table. | FPGA Warden, `DAG-LUT` |
| **MCP** | Model Context Protocol / connector routing surface. | Infrastructure tools |
| **MISC** | Manifold-Invariant Shell Compression. | Compression |
| **MLGRU** | MasterEquation update kernel weights stage. | MasterEquation |
| **MMR** | Merkle Mountain Range. | AMMR |
| **MOE / MoE** | Mixture of Experts. | Routing / model surfaces |
| **MOIM** | Meta-Ontological Inversion Machine; behavioral/discrete manifold surface. | `MOIMMetaprobe`, manifold taxonomy |
| **MORE_FAMM** | Capability-based FAMM memory isolation surface. | Infrastructure |
| **MS3C-RG** | Matroska S3C Nested Reduction Gear. | NUVMAP address space |
| **NaN** | Not-a-Number boundary marker. | AngrySphinx / fixed-point safety |
| **NES** | Project token used in legacy/emulation surfaces; expansion not locked here. | Apps / recovered docs |
| **NII** | Native Integer ISA. | Infrastructure |
| **NMR** | Nuclear magnetic resonance. | Physics references |
| **NTP** | Network Time Protocol. | Infrastructure |
| **NUVMAP** | Non-Uniform Variable Mapping. | Geometry |
| **O-AMMR** | Ordered AMMR. | Core Formalism |
| **OEPI** | Operator Escalation Percentage Index. | `Semantics.OEPI` |
| **OISC** | One-instruction-set computer. | Hardware / blitter |
| **OTOM** | Ordered Transformation & Orchestration Model. | Infrastructure |
| **PDE** | Partial differential equation. | Burgers / HyperFlow |
| **PIST** | Perfectly Imperfect Square Theory. | Geometry / witness surface |
| **PQC** | Post-quantum cryptography. | AngrySphinx |
| **PTOS** | Photonic Topological Optical Storage. | Compression |
| **Q0_16** | 16-bit fixed-point fraction format. | FixedPoint |
| **Q0_64** | 64-bit scalar `[0, 1)` interface. | FixedPoint / USTSM |
| **Q16_16** | 32-bit fixed-point mixed integer/fraction format. | FixedPoint |
| **QUBO** | Quadratic unconstrained binary optimization. | `RotationQUBO` |
| **RGFlow** | Renormalization-group-flow lawfulness / scale-coherence surface. | `SemanticRGFlow`, formal verification |
| **SAE** | Sparse autoencoder. | Biology / neural proxy |
| **S3C** | Shell/Topological Codec; also surfaced as Shell-3 Codec in metaprobes. | Geometry |
| **SI** | International System of Units. | Evidence standards |
| **SIM** | Sovereign Informatic Manifold. | Information manifold taxonomy |
| **SLUQ** | SLUQ routing accumulator/state-machine surface; expansion not locked here. | `Hardware/AdaptiveFabric.lean`, taxonomy |
| **SNR** | Signal-to-noise ratio. | Signal / hardware docs |
| **SSD** | Solid-state drive. | Infrastructure |
| **SSMS_nD** | Nested self-similar manifold shell. | Geometry |
| **STARK / ZK-STARK** | Scalable transparent argument of knowledge / zero-knowledge STARK. | Warden validation |
| **STDP** | Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity. | Biology / neural |
| **SVQF** | Spherical Quaternion Vector Field. | Infrastructure |
| **TQFT** | Topological quantum field theory. | Roadmap |
| **TSM** | Thermal State Machine. | Thermodynamics |
| **TTM** | TTM layer taxonomy surface; expansion not locked in this glossary yet. | `ManifoldTopology`, OTOM papers |
| **UI** | User interface. | Application surfaces |
| **UMUP-λ** | Universal Manifold Update Protocol. | Meta |
| **USTSM** | Universal Substrate Topological State Machine. | Roadmap / substrate census |
| **VLB** | Nibble-delta witness substrate label; expansion not locked in this glossary yet. | `docs/research/VLB_*` |
| **VLE** | Variable-Length Encoding. | Compression |
| **VLSI** | Very-large-scale integration. | Spatial/VLSI domain |
| **VM** | Virtual machine. | AVM / substrate state |
| **XNA** | Xenonucleic acid. | Biology references |
| **ZK** | Zero knowledge. | STARK / Warden validation |
| **CM** | Concept Map — JSONL artifact mapping files to extracted concepts. | `shared-data/data/concept_map/` |
| **JM** | Jaccard Matcher — arxiv paper discovery via keyword overlap. | `extraction/jaccard_matcher.py` |
| **PTC** | PIST Trace Classifier — Lean-first proof trace spectral classifier. | `PistClassifyTrace.lean` |
| **SS** | SilverSight — standalone Lean repo for schema/layout/wireformat/codec. | `/tmp/SilverSight` |

## Core Formalism

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **bind** | The single universal primitive: `(A × B × Metric) → Bind A B`. All algorithms collapse to this. Five allowed classes: informational, geometric, thermodynamic, physical, control. |
| **Q16_16** | 32-bit fixed-point (`UInt32`, `0x00010000 = 1.0`). Mixed integer + fraction. Last-resort only; requires documented deterministic overflow. |
| **Q0_16** | 16-bit fixed-point (`UInt16`), pure fraction `[-1, 1 - 2^-16]`. Default for all dimensionless quantities (losses, scores, probabilities, phase angles). |
| **Q0_64** | 64-bit 0D scalar `[0, 1)`. Universal scalar for cross-substrate communication. |
| **FixedPoint** | The formal module (`Semantics.FixedPoint`) defining both Q16_16 and Q0_16 arithmetic. All operations must match bit-exactly across Lean/Verilog/Python. |
| **AMMR** | Algebraic Merkle Mountain Range — hierarchical cryptographic accumulator over equation forest nodes. |
| **AVMR** | Adaptive Vector Manifest Roll-up — hierarchical summary of vector manifolds across substrates. |
| **O-AMMR** | Ordered AMMR — AMMR with explicit dependency ordering on the equation DAG. |
| **BraidField** | Path-sensitive field `B(t)` through which information carriers are rotated to expose phase/charge instability. Basis of the Charged-Mass Braid Sieve. |
| **BracketedCalculus** | Gap-conserving bound calculus: `⟨l, u, v, g_l, g_u⟩` where `g_l + g_u = u − l`. Substrate #35. |
| **bindPreservesInvariant** | Core theorem: every lawful `bind` operation preserves the domain's declared invariant. |
| **MasterEquation** | `S_{t+1} = MLGRU(Gossip(Prune(Stabilize(Score_{Σ+NK}(Expand(S_t))))))` — the universal state transition across all agent substrates. |

## Geometry

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **PIST** | Perfectly Imperfect Square Theory — witness/audit surface with shell coordinate transform. States: `(k, t) ∈ ℕ²`. Invariant: mass conservation. |
| **DIAT** | Dynamic Integer-Address Transform — shell coordinate system for energy cell quantization. |
| **NUVMAP** | Non-Uniform Variable Mapping — 2D spectral projection `(u, v)` where `u = f(t) = t×1000`, `v = g(n) = n`. |
| **GWL** | Gravitational-Wave-Like topology — 5-factor rotational coupling geometry (θ, φ, τ, χ, proximity). |
| **S3C** | Shell/Topological Codec — energy cell quantization into `n² + m` integer shells. |
| **SSMS_nD** | Nested self-similar manifold shell — recursive fractal dimension descent. Substrate #5. |
| **Goxel** | Geometric voxel — an N-space shape primitive whose derived math must be auditable in a declared field. |
| **Torus** | Toroidal manifold on which PIST operations wrap via `(k, t) mod T`. Substrate #9. |
| **BettiCycle** | Topological cycle (β₀, β₁, β₂) used as fingerprint of manifold connectivity. |
| **SolitonTensor** | Nonlinear persistent wave on the manifold with conserved identity (Sine-Gordon energy). Substrate #7. |
| **TorsionalPIST** | Quaternion-valued PIST extension: `(q₁, q₂, q₃) ∈ ℚ³` with quaternion geodesic distance. Substrate #8. |
| **GWLThroat** | Multi-factor GWL threshold traversal: holonomy bounded, `Φ_topo >> Φ_metric`. Substrate #24. |

## Compression

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **GCCL** | Geometric-Coded Compression Language — the unified compression theory spanning all substrates. |
| **GCLang** | Executable notation / compiler substrate for GCL. |
| **GCCL-Rep** | GCCL representation format — the serialized interchange format. |
| **MISC** | Manifold-Invariant Shell Compression — compression via shell coordinate encoding on the manifold. |
| **GENSIS** | Genetic-Natured N-Space universal encoding substrate — MISC extended with every known biological/genetic coding system generalized to N-dimensional hypercubic shells. |
| **DeltaGCL** | Differential GCL — compact representation of differences (deltas) between successive manifold states. Substrate #19. |
| **PTOS** | Photonic Topological Optical Storage — photon-pulse-based read/write of crystal substrate topology. |
| **KOT** | Kinetic Optical Transform — the optical pulse modulation mechanism for substrate state update. |
| **VLE** | Variable-Length Encoding — adaptive symbol encoding based on frequency/basin statistics. |
| **ΔφγKλ** | Delta-phase-gamma-kappa-lambda — the complete differential encoding across phase (φ), gamma (γ), curvature (κ), and wavelength (λ). |

## Biology / Neural

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **SpikingNeuron** | Izhikevich model: `(v, u, I)` with membrane potential dynamics `dv/dt`, `du/dt`. Substrate #20. |
| **STDP** | Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity: `Δw = A·exp(-Δt/τ)`. Weight update depends on relative spike timing. Substrate #21. |
| **GeneticCode** | Codon → amino acid mapping with Hamming distance `d_H = Σ[b_i ≠ b_j]`. Includes 30+ variant tables. Substrate #16. |
| **CodonOptimization** | Codon reassignment driven by CAI (Codon Adaptation Index): `CAI = Π(w_i)^(1/L)`. Substrate #18. |
| **DNAmethylation** | Epigenetic mark — methyl group addition to cytosine, altering expression without changing sequence. |
| **HistoneMod** | Histone tail modification (acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation) — encodes regulatory state on chromatin. |
| **Prion** | Misfolded protein acting as conformational template — a physical instantiation of the Reverse-Sisyphus structural-memory principle. |
| **Neural Type Eigenvector Coverage** | Coverage-driven morphology/evidence graph where broad neuron-type features become a principal vector used to rank biological analogues by measured efficiency gain, provenance, and residual risk. |
| **Locally Adaptive Contact Materials** | Cooperative anisotropic layered flip-tile material/control patches held near a bounded critical phase boundary so local charge/field inputs can alter stiffness, adhesion, damping, friction, texture, or shape while preserving contact authority. |
| **Fractal Extendable Hair Field** | Nested active micron-scale hair/fibril field over a tensioned material skin; branches extend, orient, stiffen, and retract to multiply dry adhesion or microhook contact while preserving detachability. |
| **Recovered Session Material Concepts** | Material-primitives bundle mined from a recovered local chat: MXene nanoscrolls, resonant SLS tubules, conductive valence matrices, magnetic labyrinths, magnetoelectric laminate capsules, piezo receipts, ferrite/carbon doping, and SDR void hashes. |
| **Structural eFuse Surface** | Passive load-bearing geometry/material state that trips a measurable signal under unsafe strain, misalignment, flux imbalance, conductivity jump, or RF-signature drift. |
| **Genome18** | 18-bit genome address space: 6 bins × 3 bits per bin. |
| **r_vs_SAE** | Pearson correlation between codon bias and SAE neural feature alignment — a project-specific manifold-capacity proxy. |

## Thermodynamics

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **Trixal** | Multi-axis thermodynamic quality state: `(thermal, work, irrev)` with `|Δ| = √(Σaxis²)`. Compression modeled as a heat engine. Substrate #13. |
| **HomeostaticGovernor** | Control dynamics: `stress = α·surprise + β·regret`, pressure evolution `p_{t+1} = γ·p_t + s_t`. Fixed-point condition: `|γ + s'(p*)| < 1`. Substrate #15. |
| **DynamicCanal** | Adaptive canal that deforms under pressure: `λ(p, pressure)` with width ≥ 0. Substrate #27. |
| **Landauer** | Landauer's principle: minimum energy `kT·ln2` per bit erasure. Grounds AngrySphinx thermodynamic asymmetry. |
| **HyperFlow** | Navier-Stokes on the manifold: `∂F/∂t = ν∇²F - (F·∇)F + ∇p`. Fixed-point convergence with bounded pressure. Substrate #10. |
| **F-Number COUCH** | Finite COUCH route-pressure proxy: `F_COUCH(κ) = avg_curvature_milli(κ) + max_curvature_milli(κ) + FAMM_frustration_milli`; current high-F threshold `18500`. |
| **U-Rotated COUCH Value** | Finite COUCH projection along curvature and coupling: `U_rot(κ) = C_avg_milli(κ) + κ_milli * U_norm_milli(κ) / 1000`. |
| **Y-Axis O-Step COUCH Container** | Finite COUCH packet `{O_steps, U_value, R_value}` where `U_value = U_rot(κ)` and `R_value = 1000` is constant. |
| **Route-Pressure COUCH Gate** | Operational COUCH pressure `P_COUCH(κ) = F_COUCH(κ) + U_rot(κ) - R_value`, mapped to `local`, `atlas`, or `reject` routing actions. |
| **LNMF / Loch-Nessie-Monster Filter** | Hidden-basin routing filter: `Loch(L) = internal/(1+leakage) * A_L`; `nE_i(L) = A_{L,i} * rho_{L,i} * Scar_i(L)`; `M(L) = |Aut(L)| * Loch(L) * sum nE_i(L)`. Candidate, not a Monster-group proof. |
| **Monster Filter Assignment** | Assignment layer over LNMF outputs: Tree Fiddy/BHOCS owns archive commit monsters, Loc Nes owns hidden recurrence witnesses, and quarantine remains explicit. |
| **English Word Bonding Equations** | Speculative-materials bridge where words such as `CAGE`, `BRIDGE`, `CHAIN`, `SCAR`, `SALT`, and `RING` name finite bonding/routing operators. Mnemonic only; not a chemistry claim. |
| **Reactive Semantic Perturbation / Fluorinated Semantics** | Discovery method that permits highly reactive or absurd semantic inputs, then admits only outputs that survive typed gates, receipts, failure modes, and quarantine. |
| **TSM** | Thermal State Machine — Builder (ADD), Judge (PAUSE), Warden (SUBTRACT) clock triad. |
| **Reverse-Sisyphus** | Property: `dC/dt = f(W, C)` AND `E[W(t+Δ)] < E[W(t)]` — work persistently reduces future work on the same pattern class. |
| **CognitiveLoad** | 5-component load model: `(L_I, L_E, L_G, L_R, L_M)` with efficiency `η = Î/(total+ε)`. Substrate #14. |

## Security

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **AngrySphinx** | Lattice-based PQC primitive. Exponential energy asymmetry: `E_attack = n ⟹ E_solve ≥ 2^n`. NaN boundary at `F → 0`. Substrate #3. |
| **FAMM** | Frustration-Aware Manifold Mesh — frustration-aligned memory policy that stores failed/partial/successful routes as basin/scar signals. Substrate #6. |
| **FrustrationTensor** | Triadic frustration tensor `(i, j, k)` storing route constraint violation as geometric torsion. |
| **NaNBoundary** | The limit surface where AngrySphinx frustration metric `F → 0`, returning undefined — a deliberate defense mechanism. |
| **PodAccumulator** | Distributed attestation accumulator that collects and verifies PIST witness signatures across swarm pods. |
| **Waveprobe** | Hysteretic mode-switch security sensor: `risk = (1+γ·(1-cosθ))/d² + η·h` with barriers `B_lock > B_warn > B_recover`. Substrate #30. |
| **stark_trace** | STARK-based validation trace used by the Warden to verify GCL program execution integrity. |
| **nanokernel_isolation** | Theorem: different capabilities map to different physical addresses — non-interference guarantee for MORE FAMM. |

## Semantics

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **CrossDimensionalFilter** | Semantic filter operating across dimensions via 12 primal primes. `reductionFilter` and `expansionFilter` preserve prime overlap. Substrate #4. |
| **SemanticPrime** | One of 12 irreducible semantic dimensions: Identity, Agent, Object, Action, State, Relation, Good, Bad, Want, Know, Place, Time. |
| **reductionFilter** | Compresses state to scalar Q0.64 via prime-space projection. |
| **expansionFilter** | Reconstructs state from Q0.64 scalar via prime-space interpolation. |
| **PrimeOverlap** | The invariant: shared semantic primes must remain non-empty across filtering operations. |
| **Identity / Agent / Object / Action / State / Relation / Good / Bad / Want / Know / Place / Time** | The 12 semantic primes — atomic dimensions of the CrossDimensionalFilter. |

## Meta

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **Metatype** | The trajectory quality invariant — a formal classification of agent trajectory behavior patterns. |
| **UMUP-λ** | Universal Manifold Update Protocol — the λ-parameterized update rule across all manifolds. |
| **IRP** | Invariant Receipt Protocol — auditable proof that a transition preserved the declared invariant. |
| **InvariantReceipt** | A signed cryptographic receipt proving a specific invariant was preserved through a state transition. |
| **SettlementState** | Ladder: `SEED → FORMING → STABLE → CRYSTALLIZED → COMPRESSED`. Encodes the maturity of a claim, module, or route. |
| **PromotionLadder** | Evidence ladder: `BEAUTIFUL_PROVISIONAL → CALIBRATED_ENGINEERING_DELTA → REVIEWED → VERIFIED`. Each step requires non-LLM evidence. |
| **BLS** | BLS signature scheme — aggregate signatures for swarm consensus attestation. |
| **Sigma** | Statistical surprise measure (5σ / 6σ / 6.5σ). Applies ONLY to statistical claims, not formal proofs. |
| **FNWH** | Formal Non-Wave Harmonic — the underlying harmonic framework for Burgers/Braiding proofs. |

## Concept Mapping & Citations

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **Concept Map** | JSONL artifact (`shared-data/data/concept_map/markdown_concept_map.jsonl`) mapping 822 local files to 3,152 extracted concepts with types, tags, dependencies, and summaries. Parallel extraction from 7 agents covering root docs, specs, wiki modules, infra, and artifacts. |
| **Drive Concept Map** | JSONL artifact (`shared-data/data/concept_map/drive_concept_map.jsonl`) classifying 752 Google Drive files by relevance to Research Stack. 19 directly related, 13 Google Docs (FAMM, RRC, ENE). |
| **Cornfield Concepts** | 48 formally grounded concepts in `extraction/cornfield_concepts.json`. Each carries academic citations (DOI/arxiv), novelty classification, and novelty_statement. 19 novel claims, 29 grounded in prior work. |
| **concept_citations** | Postgres table on neon-64gb linking `math_objects.id` to papers via `paper_id`, `doi`, `title`, `authors`, `year`, `journal`, `arxiv_category`, `relation_type` (grounds/extends/applies/cites). 118 records. |
| **paper_refs** | JSONB column on `math_objects` storing structured citation array. Each entry: `{paper_id, doi, title, authors, year, journal, arxiv_category, relation_type, notes}`. |
| **is_novel_claim** | Boolean column on `math_objects`. True = original work with no prior paper covering exactly this. Requires `novelty_statement` explaining the precise delta. |
| **novelty_statement** | Text column on `math_objects`. One-sentence description of what is new vs. cited prior art. Hostile reviewer must be able to verify the delta independently. |
| **Jaccard Matcher** | Script (`jaccard_matcher.py`) that finds arxiv papers for cornfield concepts via keyword overlap against 700k arxiv_papers. Uses pg_trgm GIN indexes and /shm file-based matching. 240 candidate citations found for 48 concepts. |
| **relation_type** | Citation edge type in `concept_citations`: `grounds` (foundational paper), `extends` (builds on), `applies` (application), `cites` (general reference). |

## SilverSight

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **SilverSight** | Standalone Lean repo at `/tmp/SilverSight` for schema/layout/wireformat/codec work. Separated from Research Stack to isolate the Core Semantics surface. 8-phase microstep pipeline designed in `6-Documentation/docs/plans/SilverSight_completion_pipeline.md`. |
| **Product Schema** | Schema instance for `α × β` with `byteSize = byteSize α + byteSize β` and `wellFormed = wellFormed a && wellFormed b`. Phase 1.1 of SilverSight pipeline. |
| **Product Wire Format** | Row-major encode/decode for pairs: `encode (a,b) = encode a ++ encode b`. Roundtrip theorem proven. Phase 1.2. |
| **Product Layout Bridge** | Identity and rowMajor↔columnar bridges for product types. Phase 1.3. |
| **Product View** | Zero-copy `View.fst` / `View.snd` for pair fields without copying. Phase 1.4. |
| **ReceiptHeader** | Fixed-size 48-byte header for Receipt serialization: `receiptIDHash`, `expressionHash`, `finalState`, `ticCount`, `fuelUsed`, `pathCostRaw`, `verified`, `libraryRefCount`, `libraryRefsHash`. Phase 1.9. |
| **Gate** | Proof-carrying partial function: `run : α → Option β`, `inv : α → β → Bool`, `preserves : ∀ a b, run a = some b → inv a b = true`. Lawful bind with associativity and identity theorems. Phase 1.10. |
| **Claim-State Ladder** | `BEAUTIFUL_PROVISIONAL → CALIBRATED_ENGINEERING_DELTA → REVIEWED → VERIFIED`. No claim may skip a state. Promotion recorded in `docs/claims/manifest_v1.json`. |

## PIST Trace Classifier

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **PistClassifyTrace** | Lean executable (`PistClassifyTrace.lean`) that reads trace JSON, computes spectral features with Q16_16 arithmetic, applies RRC shape thresholds, and infers tactic family. Sole classifier authority — Python shims may only format I/O. |
| **Spectral Profile** | 10-feature vector from transition matrix: `matrix_size`, `rank`, `spectral_gap`, `density`, `trace_val`, `frobenius_norm`, `laplacian_zero_count`, `adjacency_eigenvalue_max`, `laplacian_eigenvalue_max`, `singular_value_max`. All Q16_16. |
| **RRC Shape Thresholds** | Color-space mapping: λ ≥ 4.0 → `CognitiveLoadField` (red/Oberth), 2.0 ≤ λ < 4.0 → `SignalShapedRouteCompiler` (green/signal), λ < 2.0 → `HoldForUnlawfulOrUnderspecifiedShape` (blue/hold). Calibrated for 8×8 braid crossing matrices. |
| **Tactic Family** | Classification of proof step names: rewrite, normalization, arithmetic, induction, algebraic, case_analysis, discharge, reflexivity, unknown. |
| **rrc-watchdog** | Lean binary in podman container that verifies alignment between predicted and expected RRC shapes. Returns `alignmentStatus`, `score`, `warnings`. |

## Infrastructure

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **ENE** | Endless Node Edges — distributed, self-replicating credential and node management system with gossip protocol and 2/3 consensus for credential rotation. |
| **OTOM** | Ordered Transformation & Orchestration Model — the unifying label for all Research Stack work. |
| **NII** | Native Integer ISA — the executable control layer (`Semantics.ISA`). |
| **SVQF** | Spherical Quaternion Vector Field — spherical quaternion geometry for field representation. |
| **PIST** | (also listed under Geometry) — serves dual role as witness surface and shell addressing infrastructure. |
| **Substrate** | A mathematical layer with: state space, metric, transition, invariant, guard. |
| **FPGA_Warden** | FPGA-based Warden node executing `stark_trace` validation on burned DAG-LUTs. |
| **ASICTopology** | Capability-vector topology over ASIC nodes, geodesic distance admissibility check. Substrate #34. |
| **CacheSieve** | 5×2-bit symbol classifier (PASS/HOLD/REJECT) with sieve invariant. Substrate #36. |
| **DAG-LUT** | Burned-in Look-Up Table representing banned/immutable coordinate history. Append-only. |
| **MORE_FAMM** | Capability-based memory isolation via BRAM segments. Foundation of the safety architecture. |
| **RcloneIntegration** | Formalized `TopologicalStorageArea` structure — Google Drive as persistent ENE surface. |
| **SubstrateState** | Component of `VMState` — the topological RAM substrate within the virtual machine. |

## The 36 USTSM Substrates

From `docs/roadmaps/UNIVERSAL_SUBSTRATE_ROADMAP.md` §1:

| # | Substrate | Invariant |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIST/DIAT Shell | mass conservation |
| 2 | GWL Rotational | dE/dt ≤ 0 |
| 3 | AngrySphinx | E_solve ≥ 2^n |
| 4 | CrossDimensionalFilter | semantic prime preservation |
| 5 | SSMS_nD | self-similarity invariant |
| 6 | FAMM Frustration | frustration monotonic |
| 7 | SolitonTensor | soliton identity |
| 8 | TorsionalPIST | quaternion norm |
| 9 | HybridTSMPISTTorus | positive mass only |
| 10 | HyperFlow | fixed point convergence |
| 11 | Q16_16 FixedPoint | totality (no NaN) |
| 12 | Q0_64 0D Scalar | stay in [0,1) |
| 13 | Trixal Thermodynamic | irrev < threshold |
| 14 | Cognitive Load | efficiency ≥ 0 |
| 15 | Homeostatic Governor | pressure bounded |
| 16 | Genetic Code | codon validity |
| 17 | Genomic Compression | field invariant |
| 18 | Codon Optimization | CAI monotonic |
| 19 | Delta GCL | delta(m,m) = empty |
| 20 | Spiking Neuron | v < 30 mV until fire |
| 21 | STDP Synaptic | bounds conserved |
| 22 | Manifold Networking | curvature bounded |
| 23 | Quantum Geometry | observational fit |
| 24 | GWL Throat | holonomy bounded |
| 25 | Braid Field | mergeDebt ≤ threshold |
| 26 | Adaptation | isLawful, params in range |
| 27 | DynamicCanal | width ≥ 0 |
| 28 | CompressionMechanics | order contracts |
| 29 | PIST Bridge | O(1) per step |
| 30 | Waveprobe | B_lock > B_warn > B_recover |
| 31 | MasterEquation | probability sum = 1 |
| 32 | CompressionControl | canonicalized |
| 33 | CompressionEvidence | energy decomposes |
| 34 | ASICTopology | operation admissible |
| 35 | BracketedCalculus | g_l + g_u = u − l |
| 36 | CacheSieve | sieve invariant |