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CMP.13:3 - Forces

ForceWhat must be reconciled
Useful loss and needed distinctionsA small summary is useful only if it retains enough to answer the current question.
Possible and realizableAn overapproximation can exclude an outcome conclusively while leaving an included outcome unconfirmed.
Local operations and whole executionsEach transition must respect the interpretation, and loops require closure over repeated transitions.
Precision and completionMore detailed states and slower extrapolation may improve an answer while increasing the obtaining cost.
Separate summaries and correlationCheap independent properties may lose the relation that determines the result.