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CVA-001 ·

S932 ~varn helms 3.14159 Written: ~varn helms 3.14159 Approximate pi in calculation register.

Notes

First sentence-level use of a CVCC constant with the canonical ~ approximation mark in technical prose. The subject is not exact varn but ~varn: the calculation is being carried out with a finite decimal approximation of $\pi$, not with the transcendental constant in full precision. helms is correct because the sentence is stipulating the value used in this calculation, not merely saying that it behaves like that value. This resolves the practical question raised in the anchor inventory note: the honest scientific form is ~varn, not bare varn, whenever a finite decimal stands in for $\pi$.

S933 vern helms 299792458 nu pa-ti Written: vern helms 299792458 nu pati Exact SI definition of the speed of light.

Notes

First running-corpus use of vern (speed of light). nu pa-ti is the measurement-domain phrase for distance-time quantity, matching the anchor-inventory usage model vern nu pa-ti. Unlike S932, this one is unhedged: the SI value of $c$ is exact by definition, so helms is the right operator and ~ would be wrong. The sentence confirms that a bare decimal/integer numeral can combine directly with a nu-measurement phrase inside ordinary prose without forcing a separate display-equation register.

S934 ~dolm helms 9.109 × 10^-31 nu ma Written: ~dolm helms 9.109 × 10^-31 nu ma Approximate electron mass in scientific notation.

Notes

First running-corpus use of dolm (electron mass anchor). nu ma supplies the mass domain directly, with no extra unit word required. The scientific-notation block is intentionally written in standard international math notation, which spec/word-formation.md explicitly permits for technical prose. The approximation mark belongs on the constant term (~dolm), not buried inside the numeric string, because what is being cited is an approximate measured value of the electron mass.

Batch Summary

Entry Form Test
S932 (CVA-001-A) ~varn helms 3.14159 approximate CVCC constant with decimal notation
S933 (CVA-001-B) vern helms 299792458 nu pa-ti exact CVCC constant with nu measurement phrase
S934 (CVA-001-C) ~dolm helms 9.109 × 10^-31 nu ma scientific notation plus approximate atomic-mass anchor

Key findings:

  1. ~ belongs on the constant term, not the digits. ~varn and ~dolm are the honest forms when a finite numeral stands in for an inexact or measured value.
  2. helms is right for technical identity statements. The batch uses it for both exact SI definition (S933) and stipulated approximate-value assignment in a calculation context (S932, S934).
  3. Standard math notation integrates cleanly with prose Tonesu. Plain decimals and scientific notation can appear directly before nu measurement domains without needing a separate grammar device.
  4. CVCC anchors are now usable in real sentence flow. The constants no longer live only in the anchor inventory; they behave as ordinary technical nouns in the corpus.

New W-entries: none

Compositional first uses: pa-ti (distance-time measurement domain) in running corpus prose.

Generated from registry/entries.yaml.