#G.9:0 — Use this when

Preface node heading:g-9-0-use-this-when:82906

#What this page is

This is generated FPF reference text from the specification preface or supporting sections. It helps interpret FPF; it is not FPF Reference product documentation.

#Methodology

Use it to understand how the specification wants to be read, then return to a route, pattern, or work packet for active work. Cite generated IDs only when the wording changes the task decision.

#Content

• rival method families, method sets, or adaptation paths must be compared under one declared baseline set and freshness window
• you need parity to publish one reproducible report rather than one opaque benchmark score
• downstream selection must recover comparator, normalization, bridge, and evidence pins without relying on one hidden scoring sheet

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Last Updated: 2026-06-17 — upstream FPF commit 646b0b9b (github.com/ailev/FPF)