The same single-error lookup must reject a two-error repair claim. 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 double error can imitate a single-error row

The double-error word 001 has syndrome 01, which points to correction index 2.

s=01c=2s=01\quad c=2
Double-error syndromeThe table cannot know that two carriers flipped.correction lookup

The corrected word does not match the original

Applying that correction gives 000, so the checked acceptance bit is 0.

wfixed=000a=0w_{\mathrm{fixed}}=000\quad a=0
Rejected double errorThe failure is a checked result, not a warning.correction lookup