# UTFANSWF v21 — Row 20 ell_A Probe

**Context:** DIAGNOSTIC_NON_GATING. No physics, thresholds, datasets, parameters, or gate verdicts changed.

## ell_A node

| Quantity | Value |
|---|---:|
| data | 301.471000000 |
| theory | 301.078971200 |
| residual data-theory | 0.392028800 |
| sigma_diag | 0.088864092 |
| diag pull sigma | 4.411555 |
| white chi2 contribution | 22.826879 |
| required theory shift to zero residual | 0.392028800 |
| fractional required shift | 1.302079645e-03 |

## Pull reduction table

| Target pull | required theory ell_A | delta from current | fractional delta | approx chi2 |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 4 | 301.115543633 | 0.036572433 | 1.214712289e-04 | 16.000000 |
| 3 | 301.204407724 | 0.125436524 | 4.166233330e-04 | 9.000000 |
| 2 | 301.293271816 | 0.214300616 | 7.117754371e-04 | 4.000000 |
| 1 | 301.382135908 | 0.303164708 | 1.006927541e-03 | 1.000000 |
| 0 | 301.471000000 | 0.392028800 | 1.302079645e-03 | 0.000000 |

## Interpretation

- ell_A is a dominant high-pull node and is acting as the primary CMB-side anchor.
- The fractional theory shift needed to remove the ell_A residual is small in absolute percentage terms.
- Locked v21 still passes under released full accounting, but ell_A dominates the cosmology-only stress.

## Verdict

ell_A_DOMINANT_ANCHOR_OR_PROJECTION_STRESS; diagnostic only; no physics, threshold, dataset, parameter, or verdict changes.
