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Equation 22 · Part 3 · How to Evaluate Codex Beyond SWE-bench and Vendor Scores

subscript

ppublic(t)p_{\mathrm{public}}(t)
subscript

What this part means

The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.

Its job in the formula

A subscript distinguishes a version, component, step, or member of a quantity. It does not automatically mean multiplication.

The passage around this formula

If ppublic(t)p_{\mathrm{public}}(t) and pnew(t)p_{\mathrm{new}}(t) diverge as systems are optimized, the gap is itself a measurement. It indicates that leaderboard progress transfers incompletely. The response should be renewed sampling, not retrospective accusation based on score alone.

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Learn the underlying idea

A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.

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