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Glossary · Meaning and specification

SpecificationΨ

2Instrument

The operational statement of success or acceptable behavior: formal, executable, rubric-based, preference-based, or state-based.

Defined in

Handbook · InstrumentSpecification: what counts as successTurn a latent construct into a checkable demand, outcome or trajectory, boolean or margin, without mistaking formality for validity.

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