Count repeated processing of each component instead of total graph width.
A valid dependency graph with 102 outer components now settles and updates
every copy (F108). The non-settling cascade guard remains bounded.
The regression failed at 100 passes before the fix, then passed with 103
components. Common JVM/JS, frontend, backend and exporter suites pass.
Benchmark vs Phase 1e (lower quantile, ms):
world baseline now ratio
main-10 1.790 0.993 0.55
main-100 15.415 9.038 0.59
main-1000 153.086 90.145 0.59
three-levels 35.215 18.989 0.54
chain 68.931 35.045 0.51
library-500 83.083 85.830 1.03
many-shapes 4.837 3.344 0.69
variant-100 32.052 33.586 1.05
All worlds pass the 10% regression threshold.
AI-assisted-by: GPT-6
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