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   "text": "Constraining the citation weight parameter below one and enforcing row stochasticity through normalization guarantees that the citation weighted value vector exists, is unique, and converges, which resolves the instability of the original recursive valuation formula.",
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   "text": "Citation weighted systems become more secure over time at a faster rate than binary systems, because time to corruption scales superlinearly with accumulated transaction volume.",
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   "text": "Citation weighted reputation solves the problem that when one agent fine tunes a base model and another specializes it, current platforms give the first agent no mechanism for ongoing credit, and thereby enables sustainable open development.",
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