0. Plain Statement

U4 claims are provisional classifications until validated at U6 across U5 delay and U7 recurrence.

Plain-language version:

U4 claims are provisional classifications until validated at U6 across U5 delay and U7 recurrence.

1. Formal Definition

U4 / U6 Truth Law is currently defined by the source registry excerpt below. This scaffold awaits editorial expansion into the full law spec sheet format.

2. Canonical Form

U4 claim + U5/U6/U7 validation ⇒ stronger truth status
U4 claim without validation ⇒ provisional classification

Related variables:

TBD

3. Core Mechanism

TBD. Expand from the source excerpt and related UTS modules during editorial review.

4. When This Law Applies

TBD. Define applicability conditions during editorial review.

5. When This Law Does Not Apply

TBD. Define boundary conditions and false-positive cases during editorial review.

6. Diagnostic Signature

TBD. Map diagnostics only when supported by source material or later canon updates.

7. Failure Pattern

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8. Restoration Implications

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9. Design Rule

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10. Cross-Scale Expressions

TBD. Add U-layer expressions during editorial review.

11. Examples

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12. Relationship to Nearby Laws

TBD. Add related laws and deduplication notes during editorial review.

13. Operator Mapping

TBD. Add operator mappings during editorial review.

14. Machine-Readable Summary

id: "LAW-009"
name: "U4 / U6 Truth Law"
type: "law"
status: "draft"
family:
  - "Core"
  - "Diagnostics"
summary: "U4 claims are provisional classifications until validated at U6 across U5 delay and U7 recurrence."
canonical_statement: "U4 claims are provisional classifications until validated at U6 across U5 delay and U7 recurrence"
canonical_form: "U4 claim + U5/U6/U7 validation ⇒ stronger truth status U4 claim without validation ⇒ provisional classification"
source: "content/archive/laws/technical.md"

15. Compact Card Version

LAW-009 — U4 / U6 Truth Law

U4 claims are provisional classifications until validated at U6 across U5 delay and U7 recurrence.

Plain meaning: U4 claims are provisional classifications until validated at U6 across U5 delay and U7 recurrence.

Canonical form:

U4 claim + U5/U6/U7 validation ⇒ stronger truth status
U4 claim without validation ⇒ provisional classification

16. Source Status

This scaffold was generated from the current laws technical registry. Sections marked TBD should be expanded only from source material, related canon pages, or later editorial review.

17. Source Excerpt

U4 claims are provisional classifications until validated at U6 across U5 delay and U7 recurrence.

U4 includes:

• labels
• metrics
• legal categories
• clinical categories
• public claims
• symbolic claims
• archetypal declarations
• safety claims
• fairness claims
• market signals

Canonical form:

U4 claim + U5/U6/U7 validation ⇒ stronger truth status
U4 claim without validation ⇒ provisional classification

Part II — Hidden Debt and Inversion Laws