A control target and tolerance decide whether the run may proceed. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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A control gate names its target and tolerance

The target is 10 with tolerance 1. The endpoint is included in this training gate.

Ctarget=10,Δ=1C_{\text{target}}=10,\quad \Delta=1
Control gateControls pass only inside the inclusive target window.targettolerancepasspassfail

Controls pass or fail by exact distance

Control 9 passes; endpoint control 11 also passes; control 8 fails.

9,11 pass; 8 fails9,11\ \text{pass};\ 8\ \text{fails}
Control gateControls pass only inside the inclusive target window.targettolerancepasspassfail