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5.5 Golden Ratio Normalization · ||Ψ||²

This relation contains a squared-state or squared-error term. Squaring makes that contribution nonnegative and increases the penalty for larger magnitudes; the surrounding definition specifies whether it is a cost, normalization or summary statistic.

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∣∣Ψ∣∣2=Σi=015Ψi2//Normsquared[Eq.34]||Ψ||² = Σ_{i=0}^{15} Ψ_i² // Norm squared [Eq. 34]

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This relation contains a squared-state or squared-error term. Squaring makes that contribution nonnegative and increases the penalty for larger magnitudes; the surrounding definition specifies whether it is a cost, normalization or summary statistic.

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φ_global = tanh(Σ(all states) / 256)           // Global [Eq. 486]

5.5 Golden Ratio Normalization

||Ψ||² = Σ_{i=0}^{15} Ψ_i²                       // Norm squared [Eq. 34]

b = 1 / (1 + ||Ψ||² / φ)                      // Bias [Eq. 55]

Ψ_i(t+1) = Ψ'''_i × b                          // Final state [Eq. 62]
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||Ψ||² = Σ_{i=0}^{15} Ψ_i²                       // Norm squared [Eq. 34]

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MEGAMIND_Complete_Technical_Specification.docx
paragraph 220 · Jan 24, 2026
||Ψ||² = Σ_{i=0}^{15} Ψ_i² // Norm squared [Eq. 34]

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