In an ideal doubling ledger, twice the start reaches the same threshold one cycle earlier.
In an ideal doubling ledger, twice the start reaches the same threshold one cycle earlier. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.
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Twice the start reaches one cycle earlier
Start with 6 copies. The same threshold 24 is reached at cycle 2.
6,12,24
The one-cycle shift is exact in this toy model
The first row reached threshold at cycle 3. This row reaches at cycle 2, one cycle earlier.