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Inclusive multiples count · case 01

Interval length loses alignment to the divisor.

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ROOT CAUSE

Interval length loses alignment to the divisor.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply the specified mathematical contract directly, preserving all terms and boundary cases: return hi//step - (lo-1)//step

Unsuccessful approach: Subtracting the lower quotient excludes an aligned lower endpoint.

Case contract

Integer arguments; denominators, steps, moduli, and bit widths are positive. Unsigned word inputs fit the specified width except where masking is explicitly the operation. Sequence sizes are nonnegative. lo<=hi; count all integer multiples of positive step in the closed interval. Exact operational definition: hi//step - (lo-1)//step

Why this case matters

Small exact fixtures expose this error without platform timing, external services, or probabilistic observations. Integer mathematics results depend on the stated convention.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(lo, hi, step):
    return (hi-lo)//step
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (3, 9, 3)', solve(*(3, 9, 3)), 3)
check('fixture 2: (-5, 5, 3)', solve(*(-5, 5, 3)), 3)
check('fixture 3: (1, 2, 3)', solve(*(1, 2, 3)), 0)
check('fixture 4: (0, 0, 4)', solve(*(0, 0, 4)), 1)
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
fixture 1: (3, 9, 3)23Failed
fixture 2: (-5, 5, 3)33Passed
fixture 3: (1, 2, 3)00Passed
fixture 4: (0, 0, 4)01Failed

SHA-256 / 4f477f429eb6a6eb6d6bf844c306ec599bbb05e26f21d4d34b897883b98972fc

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(lo, hi, step):
    return hi//step - lo//step
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (3, 9, 3)', solve(*(3, 9, 3)), 3)
check('fixture 2: (-5, 5, 3)', solve(*(-5, 5, 3)), 3)
check('fixture 3: (1, 2, 3)', solve(*(1, 2, 3)), 0)
check('fixture 4: (0, 0, 4)', solve(*(0, 0, 4)), 1)
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
fixture 1: (3, 9, 3)23Failed
fixture 2: (-5, 5, 3)33Passed
fixture 3: (1, 2, 3)00Passed
fixture 4: (0, 0, 4)01Failed

SHA-256 / 6a20e3a7fd48a333c331edf20b6a66e8551b5106d85a9894be18ef7def6e5a2b

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(lo, hi, step):
    return hi//step - (lo-1)//step
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (3, 9, 3)', solve(*(3, 9, 3)), 3)
check('fixture 2: (-5, 5, 3)', solve(*(-5, 5, 3)), 3)
check('fixture 3: (1, 2, 3)', solve(*(1, 2, 3)), 0)
check('fixture 4: (0, 0, 4)', solve(*(0, 0, 4)), 1)
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
fixture 1: (3, 9, 3)33Passed
fixture 2: (-5, 5, 3)33Passed
fixture 3: (1, 2, 3)00Passed
fixture 4: (0, 0, 4)11Passed

SHA-256 / 945349368f8bfe214393702fd15282d9b72367fe4f7be376c1446a34060abecd

Verification & scope

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 2026-09-29T14:37:49.975089+00:00.

Case digest / ea9a467b139d9cc64611d092c8070cc0416face254807d4629be307b36688bc7