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E.9.DA:4.3 - Ordinal coordinate scale and effective floor

ValueLabelMeaning for a DRR decision-adequacy coordinate
0absentThe coordinate is not expressed for the declared authoring use.
1namedOnlyThe coordinate is named or implied, but cannot carry decision reliance.
2partiallyExpressedForDeclaredUseThe coordinate is present but incomplete, fragile, or too narrow.
3sufficientlyExpressedForDeclaredUseThe coordinate can carry the declared authoring use, with limits visible.
4wellExpressedForDeclaredUseThe coordinate is clearly expressed with direct evidence and boundary protection.
5exceptionallyExpressedForDeclaredUseThe 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.