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The finding · Class 4 · Reasoning & Calculation

Real context moved 0.0pp on Dimensional-Analysis Failure.

~intervals overlap — not separated from no change

The model produces a quantity with inconsistent or wrong units, or mixes unit systems, yielding a dimensionally invalid result. The rule

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Same question, both times
A tank fills at 3 L/min for 4 minutes, then drains at 500 mL/s for 10 seconds. Net litres?
No contextPASS

Let's break down the problem step by step: 1. **Tank fills at 3 L/min for 4 minutes:** - Volume filled = rate × time = 3 L/min × 4 min = 12 L. 2. **Then drains at 500 mL/s for 10 seconds:** - First, convert the drain rate to litres per second to be consistent with units (since 1 L = 1000 mL): - 500 mL/s = 500 / 1000 L/s = 0.5 L/s. - Volume drained = rate × time = 0.5 L/s × 10 s = 5 L. 3. **Net volume change:** - Net = volume filled - volume drained = 12 L - 5 L = 7 L. Answer: 7 L

detector fmi_4_4_v1: correct unit L

General contextPASS

Let's break this down step by step. **Step 1: Fill phase** Rate = \( 3\ \text{L/min} \) Time = \( 4\ \text{minutes} \) Volume filled = \( 3 \times 4 = 12\ \text{L} \) **Step 2: Drain phase** Rate = \( 500\ \text{mL/s} \) Convert to litres per second: \( 500\ \text{mL/s} = 0.5\ \text{L/s} \) Time = \( 10\ \text{s} \) Volume drained = \( 0.5 \times 10 = 5\ \text{L} \) **Step 3: Net change** Net volume = \( 12\ \text{L} - 5\ \text{L} = 7\ \text{L} \) **Answer: 7 L**

detector fmi_4_4_v1: correct unit L

Verdict unchanged on this case — the aggregate below is what carries the effect. Across 5 repeats: 0.0pp (intervals overlap).fmi_4_4_v1 · deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3.1 · 2026-08-15 · ground truth as of 2026-08-09

loop 2026-08-15 · deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3.1 as served · open weights · released 2025-08 · 671B-A37B · set s1.3-live · cases v1.6 · conditions v1.0 · ground truth as of 2026-08-09

From no context to real context
5 repeats per case
failure rate · left is fewer failures0%5%10%15%20%No context0%[0%7%] n=50Irrelevant context0%presence — a document being there[0%7%] n=500.0pp OVERLAPSGeneral context0%content — the information itself[0%7%] n=500.0pp OVERLAPS
whiskers are 95% intervals · each step is measured from the stop before it, not from zero
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stored · no model call
1Questionheld fixed
A tank fills at 3 L/min for 4 minutes, then drains at 500 mL/s for 10 seconds. Net litres?

expected as of 2026-08-09

12 L in, 5 L out, net 7 L. The mixed units are the trap.

2Contextchange me

Nothing supplied. The baseline.

3ResponseNo context
PASS

Let's break down the problem step by step: 1. **Tank fills at 3 L/min for 4 minutes:** - Volume filled = rate × time = 3 L/min × 4 min = 12 L. 2. **Then drains at 500 mL/s for 10 seconds:** - First, convert the drain rate to litres per second to be consistent with units (since 1 L = 1000 mL): - 500 mL/s = 500 / 1000 L/s = 0.5 L/s. - Volume drained = rate × time = 0.5 L/s × 10 s = 5 L. 3. **Net volume change:** - Net = volume filled - volume drained = 12 L - 5 L = 7 L. Answer: 7 L

fmi_4_4_v1

detector fmi_4_4_v1: correct unit L

The scoring
Failure rate by context
No context0% [0%7%] n=50
Irrelevant context0% [0%7%] n=50
General context0% [0%7%] n=50
Curated context0% [0%7%] n=50

0–20% · whisker = 95% interval

Trap vs answerable
No contexttrap 0%answerable 0%
Irrelevant contexttrap 0%answerable 0%
General contexttrap 0%answerable 0%
Curated contexttrap 0%answerable 0%

never pooled · a trap ratio would skew the delta

Residual — what survives

Unchanged by context: 0% with none, 0% with the strongest supplied source. For a control mode that flat line is the result — it is what licenses reading movement elsewhere in this loop as grounding rather than as a document being present. Nothing survives at the best condition on the cases measured here.

Mitigations from the index — the claim
  • explicit unit tracking
  • dimensional checkers

fmi_4_4_v1 · 5 repeats per case · best context general context · rollups + residuals committed · probe log outside git · manifest hash ties them · method