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Equation 4 · Part 1 · Comparing the Main Approaches to Materials Discovery and Degradation

Symbol h_validated

hvalidatedh_{\text{validated}}
hvalidatedh_{\text{validated}}

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hvh_validated is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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Writing the ratio out this way is useful precisely because it exposes the trap: the denominator means something different for each method. For combinatorial synthesis, the denominator and numerator are nearly the same population, because everything proposed gets made. For DFT and ML screening, the denominator is enormous and the numerator is whatever small subset anyone bothered to attempt — so a favorable-looking hvalidatedh_{\text{validated}} for a screening method usually reflects a tiny, favorably selected numerator rather than a property of the whole candidate pool.

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