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    It is not the case that An equality claim grounded solely in worst-case asymptotic bounds may be extensionally correct yet fail to capture the intensional computational distinction between nondeterministic and deterministic space.

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    • 1.If two models provably accept identical language classes with matching space bounds, the 'computational distinction' is merely notational, not substantive or physically realizable.
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    • 2.Intensional properties lack agreed-upon formal criteria independent of implementation details; asymptotic bounds provide objective, model-independent comparison.
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    • 3.The claim conflates practical implementation concerns (how we build machines) with theoretical capabilities (what Turing-complete models can compute), blurring relevant boundaries.
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    • 1.Worst-case bounds (e.g., NSPACE(f)=DSPACE(f²)) can be true while obscuring qualitative mechanistic differences between nondeterministic and deterministic computation.
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    • 2.Intensional properties—how computation is performed—are distinct from extensional facts—what can be computed—and asymptotic equivalence only guarantees the latter.
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    • 3.Two algorithms with identical complexity may differ fundamentally in parallelizability, memory-access patterns, or exploration strategies, revealing hidden computational distinctions.
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