supports
Observations agree within declared bounds; neither record absorbs the other.
CONFLICT-PRESERVING GRAPH · P08
Disagreement is structure—not debris.
The graph stores typed relationships between immutable evidence envelopes. It never overwrites a source record, and it never treats proximity, visual alignment, or AI suggestion as proof.
contradicts
Both records remain visible where their claims cannot simultaneously hold.
qualifies
A result narrows the frame, detector, range, or conditions of another.
fails to replicate
The repeated method did not reproduce the reported observation.
non-comparable
A missing shared frame, method, detector, or scale blocks legitimate comparison.
unresolved alternative
Multiple explanations remain viable under current evidence.
EDGE CREATION GATE
Before two records can be related
- Identify both immutable source envelopes.
- Declare detector, frame, and scale.
- State the null world and strongest counterexplanation.
- Choose one typed relation without deleting alternatives.
- Append review and confidence changes; never replace their history.