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Equation 4 · Part 2 · Small and On-Device AI in 2035: Scenarios and Falsifiers

Symbol t

D(t)D(t)
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t 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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t is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

The passage around this formula

D(t) stays at zero however high either term climbs alone. Axis A determines whether P(t) can plausibly clear p∗p^{*} within this article’s horizon; Axis B determines whether L(t) can. Neither can be inferred from the other, which is why they are kept as two axes rather than folded into one.

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