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C.18.1:4.3 - Norms (SLL).

  • SLL‑1 (Declaration). Any profile claiming scale behaviour SHALL declare S and a ScaleWindow for the Context.
  • SLL‑2 (Probe). Early investigation SHALL include a scale‑probe (≥ 2 points in S, with replicates/CI) and record the supported χ, or the unresolved classification. Multi‑knob probes SHALL hold unspecified knobs fixed or pinned, and disclose invariants.
  • SLL‑3 (Parity). Where S is declared, comparisons SHALL ensure iso‑scale parity and lawful UNM/NormalizationMethod‑based mapping across heterogeneous knobs (e.g., FLOPs↔tokens) before comparing outcomes; FreshnessWindows/editions must be equal/pinned per G.9. Record seeds/replicates, ComparatorSet, and policy‑ids in telemetry/SCR.
  • SLL‑4 (Selection lens). Within the same Context and ScaleWindow, if other heads (N/U/C) are tied, selectors MAY use illumination as a tie‑breaker, but it SHALL NOT change default dominance; illumination remains report‑only telemetry unless a CAL policy promotes it.
  • SLL‑5 (Knee test). A knee is claimed only where a monotone rise is followed by a statistically significant slope drop across adjacent probe points within the ScaleWindow; thresholds (e.g., Δslope & CI level) are policy‑defined (E/E‑LOG) and must be cited. Failure to establish a knee leaves that claim unsupported. Report rising, flat or declining only when the probe supports that class; otherwise leave χ unassigned. Absence of a confirmed knee is not evidence of rising performance.
  • SLL‑6 (Telemetry invariants). Probes SHALL export seeds/replicates, edition pins, policy‑ids, and resource-account units governed by C.16 and B.1.6, with dated-work and provenance links under A.15.1 and A.10, to G.11.