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Page 70: The Cognitive Horizon ($R_{cog}$)

1. Purpose

To define the limit of the system's reasoning capacity based on its current logical weight and internal bias.

2. Definitions

3. Behavioral Insight

$R_{cog}$ is the price of certainty. By locking in a "Truth" (Page 69), the system gains speed but loses perspective. Signals that don't fit the established pattern are filtered out as "Noise" (Bit 1) before they even reach the Choice Gate. This creates a "Reasoning Well"—the system becomes incredibly efficient at thinking within its own logic, but is effectively blind to anything outside that specific curvature.

4. Contextual Placement

This explains why the Observer (Bit 4) is necessary; only an external entity can see beyond the system's own Cognitive Horizon.

Consensus Verdict