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G16 family 12: Compression

Subtracts a nonnegative penalty proportional to the magnitude of normalized change. Repeated application decreases or preserves x unless other parts of the update add to it.

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SOURCE 49 · megamind-family-12G16 cognitive families
x−0.05∣dx∣x-0.05|d_x|

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Subtracts a nonnegative penalty proportional to the magnitude of normalized change. Repeated application decreases or preserves x unless other parts of the update add to it.

Its role in the build

Subtracts a nonnegative penalty proportional to the magnitude of normalized change.

Terms & definitions

TermMeaning in this source
x

current scalar family state

dx

change signal

d_x / dx_norm

normalized change signal

u / utility

utility input

e / err

error input

s / stab

stability input

φ

golden-ratio constant

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Assumptions & limits

Conditions

  • The surrounding implementation must define the input scales and any output clipping.

  • The expression does not specify an encoder, decoder, compression ratio or information-retention guarantee.

Original context

Exact original notation
x - 0.05|dx_norm|

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MEGAMIND_Complete_Technical_Specification.docx
§6, cognitive family row 12 · Jan 24, 2026
x - 0.05|dx_norm|

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