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    It is not the case that An undefined value is categorically distinct from zero distance, which would entail co-location or identity of position.

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    • 1.Both undefined values and zero distance fail to establish differentiation in practice—both describe limiting or boundary cases indistinguishable operationally.
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    • 2.The claim assumes undefined and zero are competing characterizations, but undefined may simply mean 'zero-distance hasn't been assigned a determinate value yet.'
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    • 3.Category distinctions require clear criteria; the argument doesn't establish what property differentiates undefined from zero-distance beyond semantic labeling.
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    • 1.Undefined values lack determinate properties; zero distance entails measurable spatial coincidence—these are fundamentally different logical categories.
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    • 2.Identity of position is a concrete relational fact; indefiniteness is epistemic absence—conflating them commits a category error.
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    • 3.In formal systems, undefined terms cannot satisfy identity conditions that zero-distance requires, making them categorically distinct.
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