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Evidence classes

Evidence classes

Every numeric or capability claim should carry an evidence class:

Class Meaning
SOURCE Taken from an authoritative source (model card, GGUF metadata, GPU spec, docs).
CALCULATED Deterministically derived from source values with a documented formula.
ESTIMATED Informed range or approximation (for example runtime overhead).
POLICY Site rule or safety threshold (for example weights-only band edges).
OBSERVED Measured in a controlled or legacy run.
COMMUNITY External report; not ground truth by itself.

Pages today primarily use SOURCE, POLICY, and optionally OBSERVED (methodology-v0).

Weights-only bands are not full fit or KV totals. Do not treat them as calculated fit results.