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Equation 13 · Part 2 · OpenAI Codex as a Software-Engineering System: Models, Harnesses, and Evidence

subscript

hkh_k
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

At an agent step k , a model receives an observation history o≤ko_{\le k} , task goal g , and harness state hkh_k , then proposes an action:

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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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