A cobweb diagram is source-bound geometry, not a free sketch. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

highlighted = computed this step

Cobweb points come from the ledger

The plotted states are the seed, one quarter, three eighths, and seven sixteenths.

0,14,38,7160,\frac{1}{4},\frac{3}{8},\frac{7}{16}
Source-bound cobwebEach point sits at the checked state coordinate.ledgerSource=dyn_ch4_cobweb.ledger.checkstates=0,1/4,3/8,7/16pointCount=4segmentCount=6

The step segments are checked geometry

There are 4 source points and 6 checked cobweb segments.

2(3)=62(3)=6
Checked cobweb segmentsMoved points or stale segments fail validation.ledgerSource=dyn_ch4_cobweb.ledger.checkstates=0,1/4,3/8,7/16pointCount=4segmentCount=6