Tradour explained
Validated means a candidate has met the repository's approved evidence, reproducibility and review requirements for that claim. The status remains scoped to its version and limitations.
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A safety certificate applies to the tested design and conditions. Changing the structure or using it elsewhere requires another assessment.
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Tradour links validation to frozen method, data versions, outcome, review events and limitations. Later contradictions can supersede rather than erase it.
Validation may require independent or prospective support according to the governance standard. Statistical evidence and practical relevance remain separate checks.
Inspect exactly what was validated, over which population and horizon. Follow the linked audit trail and current status.
Validated does not mean certain, permanent, causal or individually suitable. Regimes change and replication can fail.
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