# kaal:claim:5887242-016

**Claim.** Edge weights in the Codex graph reflect citation frequency, recency, jurisdictional relevance and expert validation strength, and the acyclic property prevents circular reasoning while still permitting unlimited forward growth of the Codex.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> Edge weights reflect citation frequency, recency, jurisdictional relevance, and expert validation strength. The acyclic property prevents circular reasoning while permitting unlimited forward growth.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The UDLC DAO Operationalizing a Continuously Evolving Universal Digital Law Codex Through Weighted* (2025), Chapter III.A, page 8

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, The UDLC DAO Operationalizing a Continuously Evolving Universal Digital Law Codex Through Weighted (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5887242

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**Topics.** citation-and-knowledge

**Keywords.** wdag, acyclicity, circular-reasoning, edge-weights, graph-growth

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