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Calibration: seals — scaling exponents and ratios compute exactly. Size is not neutral: when a ", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "The Theory Assay — calibrated, not judged (docs/THEORY_CATALOG.md)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_theory_acoustic_wave_theory", "title": "Acoustic wave theory (harmonics, Doppler)", "shelf": "theories", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Acoustic wave theory (harmonics, Doppler) — an engine domain that can touch it: acoustics. Calibration: seals — frequencies, harmonics and Doppler shifts compute. Sound is a PRESSURE wave in a medium,", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "The Theory Assay — calibrated, not judged (docs/THEORY_CATALOG.md)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_theory_mendelian_inheritance", "title": "Mendelian inheritance", "shelf": "theories", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Mendelian inheritance — an engine domain that can touch it: genetics. Calibration: seals — ratios and Punnett squares compute exactly. Traits are carried by discrete factors, one inherited from each p", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "The Theory Assay — calibrated, not judged (docs/THEORY_CATALOG.md)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_theory_real_estate_valuation", "title": "Real-estate valuation (cap rate, DCF)", "shelf": "theories", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Real-estate valuation (cap rate, DCF) — an engine domain that can touch it: real_estate. Calibration: seals — cap rate, NOI and discounted cash flows compute. CAP RATE = net operating income ÷ price. ", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "The Theory Assay — calibrated, not judged (docs/THEORY_CATALOG.md)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_theory_third_law_of_thermodynamics", "title": "Third law of thermodynamics", "shelf": "theories", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Third law of thermodynamics — an engine domain that can touch it: thermodynamics. Calibration: map-only — a limiting statement, not a computation. As temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy ", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "The Theory Assay — calibrated, not judged (docs/THEORY_CATALOG.md)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_theory_simple_machines", "title": "Simple machines & buoyancy (Archimedes)", "shelf": "theories", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Simple machines & buoyancy (Archimedes) — an engine domain that can touch it: physics. Calibration: seals — mechanical advantage, load and displaced volume all compute. Six machines — lever, wheel and", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "The Theory Assay — calibrated, not judged (docs/THEORY_CATALOG.md)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_theory_music_theory", "title": "Music theory (harmonic series, equal temperament)", "shelf": "theories", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Music theory (harmonic series, equal temperament) — an engine domain that can touch it: music_theory. 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