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Monthly population with seasonal breeding window: wrapping window · case 01

Breeding seasons that span the new year never occur.

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ROOT CAUSE

The wrap-around window uses "and", which is always false.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Restore the wrapping window rule: `breeding = month >= breed_start or month <= breed_end`.

Unsuccessful approach: Checking only the start month misses January to breed_end.

Case contract

Calendar month of step t is ((start_month-1+t) mod 12)+1; the breeding window is inclusive and may wrap across the new year (start > end); each month survival is applied first, then in breeding months births fecundity*N*max(0,1-N/cap); return monthly N rounded 4.

Why this case matters

Population projections set harvest quotas, conservation status and pest-control timing; a wrong update order, boundary or rate conversion silently changes management advice.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n0, monthly_survival, fecundity, breed_start, breed_end, start_month, months, cap):
    n = float(n0)
    traj = []
    for t in range(months):
        month = (start_month - 1 + t) % 12 + 1
        if breed_start <= breed_end:
            breeding = breed_start <= month <= breed_end
        else:
            breeding = month >= breed_start and month <= breed_end
        n *= monthly_survival
        if breeding:
            n += fecundity * n * max(0.0, 1 - n / cap)
        traj.append(round(n, 4))
    return traj
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377])],
 [('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])],
 [('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])],
 [('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377])],
 [('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
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
control: deer spring births[97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888][97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]Passed
regression: southern winter breeding wraps[47.5, 45.125, 42.8687, 40.7253, 38.689, 36.7546][47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]Failed
regression: december start[78.4, 76.832, 75.2954][94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]Failed
control: single month window end[54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956][54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]Passed
control: above cap no births[495.0, 490.05, 485.1495][495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]Passed
control: no breeding months reached[38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802][38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]Passed
control: full year[28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377][28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]Passed

SHA-256 / 8e5748269a132ebf9170f672c55e559e134adcb0a0135f25d1d1594202f3e47f

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n0, monthly_survival, fecundity, breed_start, breed_end, start_month, months, cap):
    n = float(n0)
    traj = []
    for t in range(months):
        month = (start_month - 1 + t) % 12 + 1
        if breed_start <= breed_end:
            breeding = breed_start <= month <= breed_end
        else:
            breeding = month >= breed_start
        n *= monthly_survival
        if breeding:
            n += fecundity * n * max(0.0, 1 - n / cap)
        traj.append(round(n, 4))
    return traj
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377])],
 [('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])],
 [('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])],
 [('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377])],
 [('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
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
control: deer spring births[97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888][97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]Passed
regression: southern winter breeding wraps[47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 63.6875, 60.5032, 57.478][47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]Failed
regression: december start[94.9267, 93.0282, 91.1676][94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]Failed
control: single month window end[54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956][54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]Passed
control: above cap no births[495.0, 490.05, 485.1495][495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]Passed
control: no breeding months reached[38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802][38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]Passed
control: full year[28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377][28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]Passed

SHA-256 / ae6d9400957cc987b7c9666d5377bb8b1d5a3e46b26b25fe3351a2082bd90bb3

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n0, monthly_survival, fecundity, breed_start, breed_end, start_month, months, cap):
    n = float(n0)
    traj = []
    for t in range(months):
        month = (start_month - 1 + t) % 12 + 1
        if breed_start <= breed_end:
            breeding = breed_start <= month <= breed_end
        else:
            breeding = month >= breed_start or month <= breed_end
        n *= monthly_survival
        if breeding:
            n += fecundity * n * max(0.0, 1 - n / cap)
        traj.append(round(n, 4))
    return traj
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377])],
 [('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])],
 [('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])],
 [('control: deer spring births',
   (100, 0.97, 0.4, 5, 6, 3, 6, 400),
   [97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]),
  ('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('regression: december start', (80, 0.98, 0.25, 12, 1, 12, 3, 500), [94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377])],
 [('regression: southern winter breeding wraps',
   (50, 0.95, 0.3, 11, 2, 10, 6, 300),
   [47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]),
  ('control: single month window end', (60, 0.9, 0.5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 200), [54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]),
  ('control: above cap no births', (500, 0.99, 0.3, 1, 12, 1, 3, 400), [495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]),
  ('control: no breeding months reached', (40, 0.95, 0.3, 8, 9, 1, 4, 200), [38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]),
  ('control: full year',
   (30, 0.96, 0.2, 3, 5, 1, 12, 100),
   [28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]),
  ('control: late-autumn window through december',
   (80, 0.98, 0.3, 11, 12, 10, 4, 500),
   [78.4, 96.3397, 117.3885, 115.0407]),
  ('regression: start inside wrap',
   (70, 0.93, 0.35, 10, 3, 1, 4, 250),
   [81.9518, 94.7582, 108.0965, 100.5297])]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
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
control: deer spring births[97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888][97.0, 94.09, 119.4445, 148.7818, 144.3184, 139.9888]Passed
regression: southern winter breeding wraps[47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636][47.5, 56.6262, 67.0395, 78.7377, 91.6459, 87.0636]Passed
regression: december start[94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189][94.9267, 111.9581, 109.7189]Passed
control: single month window end[54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956][54.0, 66.9951, 60.2956]Passed
control: above cap no births[495.0, 490.05, 485.1495][495.0, 490.05, 485.1495]Passed
control: no breeding months reached[38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802][38.0, 36.1, 34.295, 32.5802]Passed
control: full year[28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377][28.8, 27.648, 30.4415, 33.3606, 36.38, 34.9248, 33.5278, 32.1867, 30.8993, 29.6633, 28.4768, 27.3377]Passed

SHA-256 / 62c41f870736ce60e7e7a2ef628efb37b8bacae2ab05bc35cf02c6f38211177f

Verification & scope

Deterministic bounded teaching model with a stipulated contract; not a validated scientific or public-health modelling library. 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 2026-09-29T14:47:37.220018+00:00.

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