# kaal:claim:5887242-030

**Claim.** Rarely cited vertices and edges decay exponentially according to a protocol-defined half-life, mirroring natural desuetude in mature common-law systems but operating continuously and transparently on-chain.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> Conversely, vertices and edges that are rarely or never cited experience gradual, exponential decay according to a protocol-defined half-life (e.g., 5 % quarterly decay for uncited vertices). This mirrors natural desuetude in mature common-law systems but operates continuously and

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The UDLC DAO Operationalizing a Continuously Evolving Universal Digital Law Codex Through Weighted* (2025), Chapter IV.1, page 21

**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.** weight-decay, desuetude, common-law, non-citation, half-life

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