9 Quotients, Localization, Repair, and Admission

An obstruction becomes actionable only after four further decisions. Which variation is real rather than presentational? Where does the failure live? Which corrections are allowed? What evidence licenses a change? LINCS assigns these questions to quotients, localization, repair languages, and admission contracts.

¹1. The stages form a control system around optimization. A gradient can propose a candidate, but it does not decide which quotient, site, or evidential threshold is legitimate. ↩