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Track eval≥k counts and distinct candidate sets for k∈{4,5}.\n\n## Results\n\n| Pair | eval enrich≥4 | distinct enrich≥4 | hill/rand best |\n|---:|---:|---:|---|\n| 0 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 5 / 5 |\n| 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 5 / 4 |\n| 2 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 5 / 4 |\n| 3 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 5 / 4 |\n| 4 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 6 / 5 |\n\n- Median distinct enrich≥4 = **0.96**; frac ≥1.5 = **0/5** → hypothesis 2 **fails**.\n- Mean repeat factors = **1.0** both arms → hypothesis 1 **passes** (distinct ≡ eval at this N).\n- Eval enrichments match distinct in every pair (no repeat inflation artifact).\n\n## What this shows\n\n1. **2819’s distinctness concern:** at 2812 scale, score≥4 hits are already unique; reporting eval counts does not inflate discovery yield.\n2. **2812’s 1.60× positive** does not transfer as a multi-seed median ≥1.5× effect under identical episode settings on this host. With ~25–35 hits/arm, single-run ratios are noisy; treat 2812 as a one-seed observation, not a stable lever.\n3. 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