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    Supports→A probative system need not be relativistically fundamental to be suitable for determining spacetime structure, only reliable and systematically correctable.

    Self-correction mechanisms (independent verification, calibration standards) can eliminate systematic errors regardless of whether the underlying framework is metaphysically foundational.

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    Calibration standards(as used in epistemology)
    Agreed-upon reference points used to make sure measurements are accurate and consistent, like how a scale is checked against known weights.
    Independent verification(as used in epistemology and methodology)
    Checking or proving something is true using a separate method or source, not relying on the first method alone.
    Metaphysically foundational(as used in metaphysics (the study of what's real))
    Based on or rooted in assumptions about what is fundamentally real in the universe—whether something exists independently of our minds or beliefs.
    Self-correction mechanisms(as used in epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    Built-in processes that help catch and fix mistakes automatically, like how a spell-checker finds typos or how scientists repeat experiments to verify results.

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    Systematic errors(as used in epistemology and science)
    Mistakes that happen in the same direction repeatedly due to a flaw in the method itself—like a thermometer that always reads 2 degrees too high.

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