1. Definition

Signal misclassification occurs when a signal is assigned the wrong origin, class, priority, meaning, or actionability.

This definition describes the structural pattern, not the moral quality of the actors involved.

2. Core Pattern

TBD. Expand the initiating pressure, misclassification or bypass, variable degradation, debt accumulation, and stabilization pattern during editorial review.

3. Failure Signature

Typical signature:

Μ error
Γ mis-selection
Π wrong scope
H↑
interaction friction↑

4. Primary U-Layer Origin

• U4, U5: Source registry origin layer.

5. Typical Development Sequence

TBD. Add the development sequence during editorial review.

6. Diagnostic Markers

TBD. Add diagnostic markers only when supported by source material or later canon updates.

7. Related Gates

TBD. Add gate links during editorial review.

8. Related Operators

TBD. Add operator links during editorial review.

9. Related Laws and Invariants

TBD. Add law and invariant links during editorial review.

10. Common False Positives

TBD. Add false positives during editorial review.

11. Common False Repairs

TBD. Add false repairs during editorial review.

12. Restoration Direction

• reclassify signal
• trace origin
• attenuate instead of suppress
• time-validate
• update model

13. Cross-Module Links

• ISC: Source registry related module.
• Security: Source registry related module.
• AI: Source registry related module.
• CMS: Source registry related module.
• Cybernetics: Source registry related module.
• Biology: Source registry related module.
• Economy: Source registry related module.

14. Relationship to Parent / Child Modes

Production treatment: Standalone Entry / Canon-aligned

Aliases preserved from source material:

• Microbiome Signal Misclassification
• Echo Signal Confusion
• Artifact Signal Inversion
• Phase Error.

15. Minimal Entry Version

Definition: Signal misclassification occurs when a signal is assigned the wrong origin, class, priority, meaning, or actionability.

Signature:

Μ error
Γ mis-selection
Π wrong scope
H↑
interaction friction↑

Restoration direction: - reclassify signal

• trace origin
• attenuate instead of suppress
• time-validate
• update model

16. Machine-Readable Summary

failure_mode:
  id: "FM-ISC-001"
  name: "Signal Misclassification"
  family: "Interactions Signals Couplings"
  production_treatment: "Standalone Entry / Canon-aligned"
  primary_failure: "Signal misclassification occurs when a signal is assigned the wrong origin, class, priority, meaning, or actionability."
  source: "FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md"

17. Quality Control Checklist

TBD. Complete the template quality-control checklist before marking this entry ready.

18. Source Status

This scaffold was generated from FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md. Matching excerpts from content/archive/failure-modes/registry/index.md were included when available. Sections marked TBD should be expanded only from source material, related canon pages, or later editorial review.

19. Source Excerpt

FM-ISC-001 — Signal Misclassification

Definition:

Signal misclassification occurs when a signal is assigned the wrong origin, class, priority, meaning, or actionability.

Merged aliases:

Microbiome Signal Misclassification; Echo Signal Confusion; Artifact Signal Inversion; Phase Error.

Typical signature:

Μ error
Γ mis-selection
Π wrong scope
H↑
interaction friction↑

Primary variables:

Μ, Γ, Au, H, ε

Common origin layers:

U4, U5

Related modules:

ISC · Security · AI · CMS · Cybernetics · Biology · Economy

Restoration direction:

• reclassify signal
• trace origin
• attenuate instead of suppress
• time-validate
• update model