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Equation 108 · Part 2 · A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation

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S2S^2
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What this part means

A raised number can be a power. When it is a label or bound, it selects a case or the upper limit of a sum; the formula’s structure distinguishes these uses.

Its job in the formula

A raised mark can be a power or an index. Its position and the surrounding notation determine which.

The passage around this formula

The blind-guess correction also survives. Any thresholded continuous-parameter redundancy measure must demonstrate that its competence threshold beats the prior volume. Otherwise it counts lucky ignorance as a record. The distinction between a direction on S2S^2 and a full orientation on SO(3) survives as well; it prevents a common conceptual inflation before any simulation runs.

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An exponent tells how a base is used in multiplication. In x³, x is the base and 3 is the exponent: x³ = x × x × x.

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