Raw hits close as seen plus masked hits. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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Raw hits split into seen and masked hits

The raw hit count is 6. The detector sees 4 and masks 2.

6=4+26=4+2
Hit occupancySeen hits are counted against channel capacity.raw=6 countseen=4 countmasked=2 countcapacity=8 countrawHits=6 countseenHits=4 countmaskedHits=2 countcapacity=8 countoccupancyFraction=1/2 ratio

The hit ledger closes exactly

The split closes because 4 plus 2 returns 6.

4+2=64+2=6
Hit occupancySeen hits are counted against channel capacity.raw=6 countseen=4 countmasked=2 countcapacity=8 countrawHits=6 countseenHits=4 countmaskedHits=2 countcapacity=8 countoccupancyFraction=1/2 ratio