E.9.DA:4.3 - Ordinal coordinate scale and effective floor
| Value | Label | Meaning for a DRR decision-adequacy coordinate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | absent | The coordinate is not expressed for the declared authoring use. |
| 1 | namedOnly | The coordinate is named or implied, but cannot carry decision reliance. |
| 2 | partiallyExpressedForDeclaredUse | The coordinate is present but incomplete, fragile, or too narrow. |
| 3 | sufficientlyExpressedForDeclaredUse | The coordinate can carry the declared authoring use, with limits visible. |
| 4 | wellExpressedForDeclaredUse | The coordinate is clearly expressed with direct evidence and boundary protection. |
| 5 | exceptionallyExpressedForDeclaredUse | The coordinate is exceptionally expressed across reinforcing loci and cases without hiding cost or neighbour loss. |
When a complete reusable coordinate evaluation is produced, each ordinal value is a content-evaluation claim about the exact checked DRR under the declared use and window. In an ordinary bounded review, the same scale may guide judgement without materializing a measure, Work record, result episteme, assurance, acceptance, or reward.
The default effective floor is 3 sufficientlyExpressedForDeclaredUse for every required E.9.DA coordinate. The required authoring use comes from the review request, an accepted decision, or an E.22 question frame; the E.9.DA default supplies the floor when that source did not raise one before evaluation. A source may raise the whole floor or named coordinate floors before evidence is judged. The evaluator may not lower a floor, narrow the use or selected loci, or shorten the qualification window after seeing the result in order to make the DRR admissible. A diagnostic use with a lower target may report values, but it cannot yield admissibleForDeclaredAuthoringUse.