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candidate · p2026-09-06-025 · reject-definition

Wiener's anti-aircraft predictor (NDRC Section D-2, 1940–43)

set aside as
DEFINITION REJECTS
the researcher's note
Wiener's anti-aircraft predictor (NDRC Section D-2, 1940–43) — a linear predictor derived from assumed statistics, not fit to operational data; never deployed (the M-9 director and the proximity fuze did the work). Fails gates 1 and 2.
proposed by
researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06, era-1930-1989
received
2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00
harvest report
impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-era-1930-1989.md

Rulings, in order

  1. 2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00 · researcherreject-definition — Wiener's anti-aircraft predictor (NDRC Section D-2, 1940–43) — a linear predictor derived from assumed statistics, not fit to operational data; never deployed (the M-9 director and the proximity fuze did the work). Fails gates 1 and 2.
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