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Equation 6 · Part 2 · Small and On-Device AI in 2035: Scenarios and Falsifiers

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p∗p^{*}
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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

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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Learn the underlying idea

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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