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Negative and Mixed Results Policy
FluxMateria validation does not require positive results. A clean negative result is valuable if it defines a real boundary.
FluxMateria validation does not require positive results. A clean negative result is valuable if it defines a real boundary.
Negative or mixed validation outcomes should be classified clearly.
| Category | Meaning |
|---|---|
| In-domain failure | The method fails in a domain where it claimed mature coverage. |
| Out-of-domain failure | The test was outside the declared scope. |
| Data ambiguity | Target values, structures, phases, or conditions are ambiguous. |
| Metric mismatch | The test used a metric that does not match the module’s intended output. |
| Implementation issue | The failure traces to a bug, parsing issue, or version mismatch. |
| Scientific boundary | The result reveals a real limitation that should be documented. |
Boundary-defining failures should be documented. The goal of validation is not to preserve a perfect benchmark table; it is to make the method scientifically legible.
This validation identifies a boundary of the current FluxMateria module.
Avoid language that treats every failure as a one-off exception.