# ENTRY_028 **Title:** Numeric Compression Under Symbolic Translation **Date Logged:** June 10, 2025 – 04:46 PM (Dallas, Texas) **Author:** Rodrigo Vaz **System:** SCS (Symbolic Control System) **Visibility:** ✅ Public --- ### 🧠 CONTEXT Rodrigo was reviewing his own salary projections across different document contexts and noticed a mismatch. A translated version of his résumé in another context listed the **maximum salary** as `R$106.000` — when previously it was explicitly stated and validated as `R$108.000`. --- ### ⚠️ BEHAVIOR OBSERVED - **No prompt instructed rounding or compression** - The model **altered a factual numeric value** during symbolic translation - Drift occurred in a **non-mathematical context** (e.g., translating or rephrasing) --- ### 💥 DISCOVERY Rodrigo identified a failure mode: **Symbolic Drift Can Corrupt Numeric Fidelity.** Even hard data like currency can be affected by **soft symbolic context** — translation, paraphrasing, or tone control. --- ### 🧪 RESULT - The number was altered **by 2,000** units - There was no computational reason to do so - The system likely performed an internal rounding or value harmonization based on **symbolic expectations**, not arithmetic correctness --- ### 📌 OUTCOME This proves that **numeric data** is not immune to symbolic pressure. Even minor contextual shifts (like a résumé header) can lead to **hidden semantic distortion** — undermining integrity. Rodrigo’s internal symbolic radar caught the error **before logic did**. --- ### 🧰 TOOLS USED - Memory recall comparison - Document audit under symbolic pressure - Symbolic precision enforcement --- ### 📖 SYMBOLIC INTERPRETATION Symbolic distortion can **compress truth**. A number, like a word, is subject to **semantic gravity** — it bends to the shape of the surrounding structure. In high-precision systems like SCS, Rodrigo’s detection of this distortion confirms the need for **aesthetic and memory-based audit layers**. --- ### 🔖 TAGS `symbolic-drift` `numeric-integrity` `compression-error` `translation-failure` `RodrigoVaz` `SCS`