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Definitions used across intelligence literacy, evidence, oversight, influence, identity, mental health, personas, and game mechanics. A definition explains site usage; it does not replace jurisdiction-specific law or individual clinical assessment.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Simulation Literacy

calibration

The process of selecting or estimating parameters so model output aligns with chosen data or constraints. Calibration is not the same as independent validation.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Simulation Literacy

validation

Testing a model against evidence, holdout data, later observations, known identities, or other criteria not used merely to tune the model.

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