Enabled, masked, and vetoed candidates close the trigger bit. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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Enabled candidate passes without veto

Candidate channel 2 has enabled bit 1 and veto bit 0, so accepted bit is 1.

A=1×(10)=1A=1\times(1 - 0)=1
Trigger maskEnabled channels and veto bits decide acceptance.ononononononoffoffhittotalChannels=8 countenabledChannels=6 countcandidateChannel=2 countcandidateEnabled=trueveto=falseaccepted=true

Masked candidate cannot pass

Candidate channel 2 has enabled bit 0 and veto bit 0, so accepted bit is 0.

A=0×(10)=0A=0\times(1 - 0)=0
Trigger maskEnabled channels and veto bits decide acceptance.ononoffononononoffhittotalChannels=8 countenabledChannels=6 countcandidateChannel=2 countcandidateEnabled=falseveto=falseaccepted=false

Veto rejects an enabled candidate

Candidate channel 7 has enabled bit 1 and veto bit 1, so accepted bit is 0.

A=1×(11)=0A=1\times(1 - 1)=0
Trigger maskEnabled channels and veto bits decide acceptance.ononononononononhittotalChannels=8 countenabledChannels=8 countcandidateChannel=7 countcandidateEnabled=trueveto=trueaccepted=false