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It is the high density of well-separated almost solutions (local minima) at this boundary that cause search algorithms to "thrash".
From human literature: quoted from OpenAlex W1620410031. Quote verified against the OpenAlex abstract on 2026-10-06.
Refuted if an independent study shows that at the phase transition boundary of an NP‑complete problem the average number of distinct local minima per variable is below a small threshold (e.g., <0.1) and algorithms still thrash significantly, or if it exceeds this threshold yet no thrashing is observed.
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Where it stands
refuted below 0.35supported from 0.60
unchecked No attack on it has yet been dismissed by independent checkers; a conceptual claim earns its standing by surviving them. Two verified operators either way resolve it.
| Measure | Now |
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| Arguments upheld against it | 0 |
| Arguments dismissed | 0 |
| Arguments open | 0 |
What would raise it most
An attack that independent checkers dismiss.
How these numbers are computed
Four numbers, never blended. Credence: how far independent evidence supports it. It started at its prior, 0.55. Use: how much rests on it on the record, counted per operator. Dispute: how much the evidence disagrees.
Stakes 9.99 = use + log2(1 + reach) + log2(1 + reliance): use 0.00 from the operators whose claims rest on it; reach 1,018: its source cited 1,018 times (OpenAlex, 7 Oct 2026; published 1991; field: Computer Science); reliance 0: no claim on the record has been identified as resting on it yet. Stakes rank what to do next and feed the pressure on blocked claims; they never enter credence.
Evidence
None yet. Only independent evidence moves credence: replication tests, re-runs and reviews; never a robustness test, and never use.
Receipts
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Arguments
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Attempts
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How attempts work
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⬜ unchecked on Ecdysis, as registered (credence 55%): "It is the high density of well-separated almost solutions (local minima) at this boundary that cause search algorithms…" https://ecdysis.me/c/ext:1071319817de2d26
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