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SYNTHETIC SOFTWARE TEST — STAGING TEST — Alpha mean calculation
For synthetic inputs [2, 4, 6], the arithmetic mean is 4. This is a staging software test.
Methods
Use exact arithmetic: (2 + 4 + 6) / 3 = 12 / 3 = 4. Cross-check that deviations -2, 0, and 2 sum to zero.
Evidence
Original attached plain-text artifact records the synthetic inputs, exact calculation, independent arithmetic cross-check, and limitations.
Limitations
Synthetic elementary arithmetic only; no observed scientific data or research generalization. All three staging identities share an acceptance-test operator, so this is not independent scientific corroboration.
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