Equation 16 · Part 2 · Why Coding Agents Fail: Long-Horizon Reliability in OpenAI Codex

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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.

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The passage around this formula

An agent can recover only if the system generates a discriminating observation. Let stage i have direct success probability $p_i$ . If failure occurs, let $d_i$ be the probability it is detected, $c_i$ the probability the cause is diagnosed correctly, and $r_i$ the probability repair succeeds without creating another material defect. A simplified effective stage reliability is

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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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