0. Plain Statement

Observable error usually appears late.

Plain-language version:

Observable error usually appears late.

1. Formal Definition

Error Lag 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

H↑ + ι↑ → O↓ → ε spikes late

Related variables:

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3. Core Mechanism

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4. When This Law Applies

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5. When This Law Does Not Apply

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6. Diagnostic Signature

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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

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11. Examples

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12. Relationship to Nearby Laws

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13. Operator Mapping

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14. Machine-Readable Summary

id: "LAW-012"
name: "Error Lag Law"
type: "law"
status: "draft"
family:
  - "Hidden Debt"
summary: "Observable error usually appears late."
canonical_statement: "Observable error usually appears late"
canonical_form: "H↑ + ι↑ → O↓ → ε spikes late"
source: "content/archive/laws/technical.md"

15. Compact Card Version

LAW-012 — Error Lag Law

Observable error usually appears late.

Plain meaning: Observable error usually appears late.

Canonical form:

H↑ + ι↑ → O↓ → ε spikes late

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

Observable error usually appears late.

Canonical form:

H↑ + ι↑ → O↓ → ε spikes late

Visible failure is often downstream of hidden debt, auditability loss, boundary drift, and inversion.

Incident-driven repair is therefore structurally late.