id: vocabulary-stability
name: Technical terms defined once, used consistently
description: >
  Every technical term introduced with a definition must be used with that definition
  throughout. Common failure modes: "stateless" defined as "no prior context" but
  the model clearly has vast training knowledge (should be "no episodic project memory");
  "paradigm" defined in Martin's sense but used in Kuhn's sense later; a formula's
  variable defined abstractly but measured with a different proxy instrument without
  acknowledging the gap. Pass: each defined term is used consistently with its
  definition throughout the paper. Fail: a term is defined in one section and used
  with a shifted meaning in another.
property: Self-describing
tags: [academic-paper]
phase: staging
trigger: pr
blocking: true
check:
  type: manual