C-D23-PRUNING

Pre-2H pruning VALIDATED-BOUNDED (pilot measurements): on the certified pilot, Branch A cut 5000 of 5000 random candidate coefficient vectors and Branch B cut 7 of 7 realistic base covers at level 14, both BEFORE the 2H threshold where D22 had none. These are bounded pilot measurements, NOT a claim that every reachable state is cut

In plain language

On a bounded pilot the early cuts removed every sampled candidate and every sampled cover before reconstruction; this is measured evidence on a sample, not a statement about all states.

Exact statement

Pre-2H pruning VALIDATED-BOUNDED (pilot measurements): on the certified pilot, Branch A cut 5000 of 5000 random candidate coefficient vectors and Branch B cut 7 of 7 realistic base covers at level 14, both BEFORE the 2H threshold where D22 had none. These are bounded pilot measurements, NOT a claim that every reachable state is cut