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B.1.5.RS:3 - Forces

  • A local gain can remove a contribution needed elsewhere.
  • Several uses may require different guarantees from the same constituent.
  • Simplification saves effort when its lost detail is irrelevant to the receiving action.
  • Strong evidence can be expensive; a bounded argument or counterexample may already settle the next move.
  • A common replacement reduces maintenance, while separate variants can preserve otherwise incompatible uses.
  • Method identity, description correspondence and performance evidence answer different questions.