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Systematic enumeration of mathematical, mechanical, and inference breaks evaluated under the Nine Rules of Ontological and Epistemic Governance.

The Nine Rules of Ontological and Epistemic Governance

R1Mechanistic Closure

Every claimed process must specify a mechanism

R2Entity Lifecycle

Every entity must have defined creation, persistence, and termination

R3Scope Integrity

Exceptions must not be disguised as features

R4Necessity vs Sufficiency

Sufficient conditions must not be conflated with necessary ones

R5Descriptor vs Ontic

Mathematical descriptors must not be reified as causal agents

R6Consistency Under Transformation

Claims must remain consistent across valid transformations

R7Theory vs Fact Labeling

Theoretical interpretations must not be stated as established facts

R8Traced Implications

All implications must be traceable to verified premises

R9Completeness Under Scope

Systematic omissions within stated scope are false by omission