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Bucket extrema downsampling: Each bucket uses extrema of the entire series. · case 01

The reduction disagrees with its explicit aggregation oracle.

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ROOT CAUSE

Each bucket uses extrema of the entire series.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Preserve the bucket extrema downsampling contract at the identified reduction decision.

Unsuccessful approach: Using the remaining suffix leaks later bucket values into the current reduction.

Case contract

For positive integer width, partition numeric observations into consecutive buckets including a final short bucket. Emit each bucket first-occurring minimum and first-occurring maximum once, in original observation order, as [global index,value]. Flat buckets emit one point.

Why this case matters

Exact bounded examples isolate a reduction defect without floating-point or external-service effects.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from fractions import Fraction
from collections import Counter, defaultdict
import math
import itertools
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(xs, width):
    out=[]
    for start in range(0,len(xs),width):
        bucket=xs
        low=min(range(len(bucket)),key=lambda i:(bucket[i],i))
        high=max(range(len(bucket)),key=lambda i:(bucket[i],-i))
        for i in sorted(set([low,high])):
            out.append([start+i,bucket[i]])
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('regression 1', solve(*([8, 1, 6, 2, 9, 3, 4], 3)), [[0, 8], [1, 1], [3, 2], [4, 9], [6, 4]])
check('regression 2', solve(*([], 2)), [])
check('regression 3', solve(*([3, 3, 3, 1, 1], 3)), [[0, 3], [3, 1]])
check('regression 4', solve(*([-4, -1, -8, 0], 2)), [[0, -4], [1, -1], [2, -8], [3, 0]])
check('regression 5', solve(*([9, 1, 5], 1)), [[0, 9], [1, 1], [2, 5]])
check('regression 6', solve(*([4, 2, 8, 3], 9)), [[1, 2], [2, 8]])
check('regression 7', solve(*([5, 5, 1, 1, 9, 9], 6)), [[2, 1], [4, 9]])
check("variable bucket amplitude",solve([N,0,2*N],3),[[1,0],[2,2*N]])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression 1[[1, 1], [4, 9], [4, 1], [7, 9], [7, 1], [10, 9]][[0, 8], [1, 1], [3, 2], [4, 9], [6, 4]]Failed
regression 2[][]Passed
regression 3[[0, 3], [3, 1], [3, 3], [6, 1]][[0, 3], [3, 1]]Failed
regression 4[[2, -8], [3, 0], [4, -8], [5, 0]][[0, -4], [1, -1], [2, -8], [3, 0]]Failed
regression 5[[0, 9], [1, 1], [1, 9], [2, 1], [2, 9], [3, 1]][[0, 9], [1, 1], [2, 5]]Failed
regression 6[[1, 2], [2, 8]][[1, 2], [2, 8]]Passed
regression 7[[2, 1], [4, 9]][[2, 1], [4, 9]]Passed
variable bucket amplitude[[1, 0], [2, 2]][[1, 0], [2, 2]]Passed

SHA-256 / 892e6fb0d6f13001642f399dc22ba21e1e7554857ed3490cebdacb25071a2ce6

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from fractions import Fraction
from collections import Counter, defaultdict
import math
import itertools
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(xs, width):
    out=[]
    for start in range(0,len(xs),width):
        bucket=xs[start:]
        low=min(range(len(bucket)),key=lambda i:(bucket[i],i))
        high=max(range(len(bucket)),key=lambda i:(bucket[i],-i))
        for i in sorted(set([low,high])):
            out.append([start+i,bucket[i]])
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('regression 1', solve(*([8, 1, 6, 2, 9, 3, 4], 3)), [[0, 8], [1, 1], [3, 2], [4, 9], [6, 4]])
check('regression 2', solve(*([], 2)), [])
check('regression 3', solve(*([3, 3, 3, 1, 1], 3)), [[0, 3], [3, 1]])
check('regression 4', solve(*([-4, -1, -8, 0], 2)), [[0, -4], [1, -1], [2, -8], [3, 0]])
check('regression 5', solve(*([9, 1, 5], 1)), [[0, 9], [1, 1], [2, 5]])
check('regression 6', solve(*([4, 2, 8, 3], 9)), [[1, 2], [2, 8]])
check('regression 7', solve(*([5, 5, 1, 1, 9, 9], 6)), [[2, 1], [4, 9]])
check("variable bucket amplitude",solve([N,0,2*N],3),[[1,0],[2,2*N]])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression 1[[1, 1], [4, 9], [3, 2], [4, 9], [6, 4]][[0, 8], [1, 1], [3, 2], [4, 9], [6, 4]]Failed
regression 2[][]Passed
regression 3[[0, 3], [3, 1], [3, 1]][[0, 3], [3, 1]]Failed
regression 4[[2, -8], [3, 0], [2, -8], [3, 0]][[0, -4], [1, -1], [2, -8], [3, 0]]Failed
regression 5[[0, 9], [1, 1], [1, 1], [2, 5], [2, 5]][[0, 9], [1, 1], [2, 5]]Failed
regression 6[[1, 2], [2, 8]][[1, 2], [2, 8]]Passed
regression 7[[2, 1], [4, 9]][[2, 1], [4, 9]]Passed
variable bucket amplitude[[1, 0], [2, 2]][[1, 0], [2, 2]]Passed

SHA-256 / ed566e940662f8c4bda16066cefb063d3d07ca822571b557a9953f545103a82c

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from fractions import Fraction
from collections import Counter, defaultdict
import math
import itertools
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(xs, width):
    out=[]
    for start in range(0,len(xs),width):
        bucket=xs[start:start+width]
        low=min(range(len(bucket)),key=lambda i:(bucket[i],i))
        high=max(range(len(bucket)),key=lambda i:(bucket[i],-i))
        for i in sorted(set([low,high])):
            out.append([start+i,bucket[i]])
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('regression 1', solve(*([8, 1, 6, 2, 9, 3, 4], 3)), [[0, 8], [1, 1], [3, 2], [4, 9], [6, 4]])
check('regression 2', solve(*([], 2)), [])
check('regression 3', solve(*([3, 3, 3, 1, 1], 3)), [[0, 3], [3, 1]])
check('regression 4', solve(*([-4, -1, -8, 0], 2)), [[0, -4], [1, -1], [2, -8], [3, 0]])
check('regression 5', solve(*([9, 1, 5], 1)), [[0, 9], [1, 1], [2, 5]])
check('regression 6', solve(*([4, 2, 8, 3], 9)), [[1, 2], [2, 8]])
check('regression 7', solve(*([5, 5, 1, 1, 9, 9], 6)), [[2, 1], [4, 9]])
check("variable bucket amplitude",solve([N,0,2*N],3),[[1,0],[2,2*N]])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression 1[[0, 8], [1, 1], [3, 2], [4, 9], [6, 4]][[0, 8], [1, 1], [3, 2], [4, 9], [6, 4]]Passed
regression 2[][]Passed
regression 3[[0, 3], [3, 1]][[0, 3], [3, 1]]Passed
regression 4[[0, -4], [1, -1], [2, -8], [3, 0]][[0, -4], [1, -1], [2, -8], [3, 0]]Passed
regression 5[[0, 9], [1, 1], [2, 5]][[0, 9], [1, 1], [2, 5]]Passed
regression 6[[1, 2], [2, 8]][[1, 2], [2, 8]]Passed
regression 7[[2, 1], [4, 9]][[2, 1], [4, 9]]Passed
variable bucket amplitude[[1, 0], [2, 2]][[1, 0], [2, 2]]Passed

SHA-256 / 850a04ee13ca9aa30a6f150337cf2df129ec325285eb05ac5d48e7a999fabccd

Verification & scope

Small offline integer/rational inputs only; no performance, statistical inference, or production-library conformance claim. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:39:13.049283+00:00.

Case digest / 1dd71307cd69ef4fe816986e8c113ac1c9d5609afdbda836fa5e91d9290f623a