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D-0013 · The cited book wins a tie

When the words are found equally well in the book the citation named and in another book, which is reported?

The book the citation named — the nearest place to the address given.

StatusThe machine's guess — not yet ruled
Set20 Tishrei 5787 · 2026-10-01 12:15
Recorded inexperiments/2026-10-01-head-to-head (version 2)
Rests onD-0010
Affectswhere "found elsewhere" points
Would change ifVersion 2 already showed it turning a chance 5-word match into an apparent off-by-one.

The options on the table

  • the cited book
  • the earliest book (needs dates: D-0001–D-0003)
  • no tie-break — report both

Generated from the register (docs/decisions/0013-same-work-first.md). A changed value is recorded as a new entry; the old one is never overwritten.

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