A double-error repair claim must fail when the corrected word drifts. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

highlighted = computed this step

The rejected audit carries the failed correction

The audit sees syndrome 01 and correction index 2, but the repaired word is 000.

s=01c=2wfixed=000s=01\quad c=2\quad w_{\mathrm{fixed}}=000
Rejected auditThe source refs show why the claim is rejected.stabilizer auditbasis bridge

The final audit state is rejected

Because the corrected word does not match the code word, the accepted bit is 0.

a=0a=0
Rejected stateThe accepted flag is recomputed by the audit check.stabilizer auditbasis bridge