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Assumption

Also used: model assumption

A condition taken as given when constructing a model or argument; its conclusions depend on the relevant conditions holding.

An example from the writing

The matched network construction uses acyclic routing, equal total transfer rates at transient nodes and uniform removal.

A common misconception

A plausible assumption is an observed fact.

That inference does not follow. Read the result together with its scope below.

Scope and limits

These restrictions belong to this network construction. Other models and methods require their own assumptions; no single list applies to every analysis.

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    Two positive transport networks can lose exactly the same total mass, share every eigenvalue, and still disagree about a finite-time sensor alarm. A controlled study asks what a spectrum misses, what a rigorous margin can certify, and when that margin becomes uninformative.

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    A deterministic interval benchmark shows exactly what a worst-case certificate contains, and why fixed random, Latin-hypercube, and local-search results remain incumbents.

Reference sources

The explanations are editorial paraphrases of the sources below. Read domain-specific terminology together with the conditions in its original source.

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