README.md

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license: apache-2.0
language:
- en
base_model:
- reaperdoesntknow/TopologicalQwen
- reaperdoesntknow/Qwen3-1.7B-Thinking-Distil
- reaperdoesntknow/DiStil-Qwen3-1.7B-uncensored
- reaperdoesntknow/Dualmind-Qwen-1.7B-Thinking
---


# Discrepancy Calculus: Foundations and Core Theory
 
**A Referential Introduction to the Measure-Theoretic Framework for Singular Analysis and Structure-Aware Machine Learning**
 
Roy S. Colca Jr.
*Convergent Intelligence LLC: Research Division*
[convergentintel.com](https://convergentintel.com)
 
March 2026
 
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## Abstract
 
We present the core definitions, axioms, and principal theorems of Discrepancy Calculus (DISC) — a measure-theoretic framework that treats singularities as primary mathematical structure rather than pathology. The central object is the *discrepancy operator*, which quantifies the mismatch between integration and differentiation on metric-measure spaces; classical calculus is recovered as a degenerate smooth limit. We state the eight axioms of DISC, prove the Mesh Fundamental Identity (the DISC replacement for the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus), introduce the counter-derivative construction that unfolds singular calculus into ordinary analysis, and establish three key results: (i) the Classical Shadow theorem showing exact recovery of Newton/Lagrange/Hamilton in smooth regimes, (ii) the DISC Incompleteness theorem proving classical Sobolev spaces cannot extend to gap-rich domains, and (iii) the Meta-Discrepancy theorem establishing a fundamental impossibility — when gap measure and discrepancy energy are both positive, the classical derivative/FTC/MVT package cannot hold on any set of positive measure. We demonstrate operational deployment across 49 published models on HuggingFace (22,500+ downloads) via Topological Knowledge Distillation, which uses the BV decomposition to preserve structural information that standard knowledge distillation provably destroys. The full proof apparatus, together with extensions to graph structures, quantum mechanics, and unified field theory, is developed in the companion monograph *"On the Formal Analysis of Discrepancy Calculus"* (Colca, 2026).
 
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## Table of Contents
 
1. [Introduction](#1-introduction)
2. [The BV Decomposition](#2-the-bv-decomposition)
3. [The Mesh Fundamental Identity](#3-the-mesh-fundamental-identity)
4. [The Counter-Derivative](#4-the-counter-derivative)
5. [The Eight Axioms of Discrepancy Calculus](#5-the-eight-axioms-of-discrepancy-calculus)
6. [Principal Theorems](#6-principal-theorems)
7. [Separation Results](#7-separation-results)
8. [Application: Topological Knowledge Distillation](#8-application-topological-knowledge-distillation)
9. [Conclusion](#9-conclusion)
10. [References](#references)
 
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## 1. Introduction
 
> *"Truth hides in the difference between what is measured and what is expected."* — R.S.C.
 
### 1.1 Motivation and Central Object
 
Discrepancy Calculus reconciles the mismatch between integration and differentiation in the presence of singularities, pathological oscillations, or measure concentration. It is measure-theoretic at heart, yet designed for symbolic and computational use: a rigorous analytic language for irregular domains and a formal apparatus for structure-aware inference.
 
The central object is the **discrepancy operator**
 
$$Df(x) = \lim_{\varepsilon \downarrow 0} \frac{1}{\varepsilon} \int_{x}^{x+\varepsilon} \frac{|f(t)-f(x)|}{|t-x|}\,dt$$
 
whenever the limit exists (possibly $+\infty$). If $f$ is $C^1$, then $Df(x) = |f'(x)|$. When $f$ is rough, $D$ quantifies the *average local slope* and, when divergent, localizes irregularity to null sets while preserving integral structure.
 
### 1.2 Scope and Companion Monograph
 
This paper presents the **core analytical foundations** of DISC: the axioms, principal theorems, and one application domain (machine learning). The full proof apparatus (203 pages, 41 chapters), together with extensions to graph structures (Part II), quantum mechanics (Part III), and unified field theory including the Theory of Other (Part IV), is developed in the companion monograph:
 
> R. S. Colca Jr., *"On the Formal Analysis of Discrepancy Calculus: A Measure-Theoretic and Symbolic Framework for Singular Structures and Stability,"* Convergent Intelligence LLC: Research Division, March 2026.
 
All theorem numbering in this paper matches the monograph for cross-referencing.
 
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## 2. The BV Decomposition
 
Every function of bounded variation admits a canonical decomposition of its distributional derivative into three structurally distinct components. This decomposition is the foundation on which all of DISC is built.
 
For $f \in BV(I)$ on a compact interval $I = [a,b]$, the distributional derivative $Df$ is a finite signed Radon measure admitting the Lebesgue decomposition:
 
$$Df = f'\,\mathcal{L}^1 + D^j f + D^c f$$
 
where:
- $f' \in L^1(I)$ is the **absolutely continuous (AC) part** — smooth variation
- $D^j f$ is the **jump part** — purely atomic, supported on the at most countable jump set $J_f$
- $D^c f$ is the **Cantor part** — singular-continuous, supported on a set of Lebesgue measure zero but possibly positive Hausdorff dimension
 
The **singular masses** are $S_f^j := |D^j f|(I)$, $S_f^c := |D^c f|(I)$, and $S_f := S_f^j + S_f^c$.
 
Classical calculus operates entirely in the regime where $S_f = 0$. DISC operates in the general case.
 
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## 3. The Mesh Fundamental Identity
 
The Mesh Fundamental Identity is the DISC replacement for the classical Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
 
**Theorem 4.12 (Fundamental identity for BV).** *For every $f \in BV(I)$,*
 
$$f(b) - f(a) = \underbrace{\int_a^b f'(x)\,dx}_{\text{smooth (AC)}} + \underbrace{\sum_{x \in J_f} \Delta f(x)}_{\text{jumps}} + \underbrace{D^c f(I)}_{\text{Cantor drift}}$$
 
The classical FTC is recovered when the last two terms vanish — i.e., when $f$ has no jumps and no Cantor part. The identity shows that total change is always the sum of three structurally distinct contributions: smooth accumulation, discrete jumps, and singular-continuous drift. Standard analysis accounts only for the first.
 
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## 4. The Counter-Derivative
 
The counter-derivative is a novel construction that *unfolds* singular calculus into ordinary analysis on an expanded domain.
 
**Definition (Counter-derivative).** For $f \in BV(I)$, a *counter-derivative* is a function $\widetilde{f} \in C^0(\widetilde{I})$ such that:
 
1. **Trace:** $\widetilde{f} = f$ on $I \setminus J_f$
2. **Per-gap affine connector:** for $x \in J_f$ with $L = f^-(x)$ and $R = f^+(x)$,
 
$$\widetilde{f}|_{\Delta_x}(t) = L + \frac{R - L}{r_x - \ell_x}(t - \ell_x)$$
 
**Theorem (Existence and regularity).** *For every $f \in BV(I)$ there exists a counter-derivative $\widetilde{f} \in AC(\widetilde{I})$ with $D\widetilde{f} = \dot{\widetilde{f}}\,d\sigma$ for some $\dot{\widetilde{f}} \in L^1(\widetilde{I})$.*
 
**Theorem (Projection).** *With $\Phi: \widetilde{I} \to I$ as the collapse map, $\Phi_* \widetilde{f} = f$ and $\Phi_*(D\widetilde{f}) = Df$.*
 
**The significance:** singular calculus on $I$ becomes *ordinary* calculus on $\widetilde{I}$. Compute on the unfolded domain where everything is smooth, then project back.
 
**Theorem (Counter-FTC).** *If $\widetilde{f} \in AC(\widetilde{I})$, then for any $\tilde{a}, \tilde{b} \in \widetilde{I}$,*
 
$$\widetilde{f}(\tilde{b}) - \widetilde{f}(\tilde{a}) = \mathcal{C}\!\int_{\tilde{a}}^{\tilde{b}} \dot{\widetilde{f}}\,d\sigma$$
 
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## 5. The Eight Axioms of Discrepancy Calculus
 
We axiomatize DISC on metric-measure spaces $(X, d, \mu)$ where $(X, d)$ is complete and separable, and $\mu$ is a Borel Radon measure finite on bounded sets.
 
### Axiom 1 — Discrepancy Derivative (Metric Slope)
 
For Borel $f: X \to \mathbb{R}$,
 
$$Df(x) := \limsup_{r \downarrow 0} \sup_{0 < d(x,y) < r} \frac{|f(y) - f(x)|}{d(x,y)} \in [0, \infty]$$
 
If $X$ is a smooth Riemannian manifold and $f \in C^1$, then $Df(x) = \|\nabla f(x)\|$.
 
*Motivation.* We replace pointwise differentiability by the sharpest scale-free local Lipschitz seminorm. This is the minimal information needed for energy, transport, and MVT-type statements in singular settings.
 
### Axiom 2 — Discrepancy Energy
 
Let $w: X \to (0, \infty)$ be measurable and essentially bounded above/below on bounded sets. Define
 
$$E_{\text{disc}}[f] := \frac{1}{2} \int_X w(x)(Df(x))^2\,d\mu(x)$$
 
and the Sobolev space $W^{1,D,2}(X)$ with norm $\|f\|_{W^{1,D,2}}^2 := \|f\|_{L^2}^2 + 2E_{\text{disc}}[f]$.
 
*Motivation.* This is the Dirichlet energy with the classical gradient replaced by the discrepancy slope. It drives flows, variational principles, and mechanics in DISC.
 
### Axiom 3 — DG-Limit (Discrepancy-Guided Limit)
 
For $X = \mathbb{R}$ and $a \in \mathbb{R}$,
 
$$\text{Dlim}_{x \to a} f(x) := \lim_{\varepsilon \downarrow 0} \frac{1}{2\varepsilon} \int_{a-\varepsilon}^{a+\varepsilon} f(t)\,dt$$
 
whenever the limit exists. At points of continuity it coincides with the classical limit, and it exists at many singular points where the classical limit fails.
 
*Motivation.* Symmetric averaging is the canonical extension of limits that respects measure-theoretic structure.
 
### Axiom 4 — Gap Geometry
 
For measurable $E \subset X$, define the **gap set**
 
$$\Delta(E) := \{x \in X : \theta^{*E}(x) > \theta_{*}^{E}(x)\}$$
 
The **Position** map $\text{Position}(x) = (\theta_{*}^{E}(x), \theta^{*E}(x))$ takes values in $P := \{(a,b) \in [0,1]^2 : a < b\}$. Define $d_{\text{gap}}(x,y) := \|\text{Position}(x) - \text{Position}(y)\|_2$ and $\mu_{\text{gap}} := \text{Position}_\# \mu$.
 
*Motivation.* The gap encodes local ambiguity of membership/structure. Its geometry is first-class; dynamics and analysis can be done *inside* the gap via pushforward.
 
### Axiom 5 — Gap Calculus
 
For $F: P \to \mathbb{R}$ measurable, define directional gap difference quotients $D^v_{\text{gap},\varepsilon} F$ and, when limits exist in $L^2(P, \mu_{\text{gap}})$, the gap gradient $\nabla_{\text{gap}} F$ and Laplacian $\Delta_{\text{gap}} F$.
 
*Motivation.* This equips the gap with first- and second-order calculus compatible with $\mu_{\text{gap}}$, enabling PDE and flows in $P$.
 
### Axiom 6 — Function Spaces and DG-Absolute Continuity
 
Define $W^{1,D,p}(X)$ via $Df$ as generalized gradient. A curve $\gamma$ is rectifiable if it has finite length; $f$ is **DG-absolutely continuous** if for a.e. rectifiable $\gamma$,
 
$$|f(\gamma(1)) - f(\gamma(0))| \leq \int_\gamma Df\,ds$$
 
*Motivation.* This is the upper-gradient formulation: $Df$ controls variation of $f$ along curves.
 
### Axiom 7 — Fundamental Discrepancy Relation
 
For $f \in W^{1,D,1}_{\text{loc}}(\mathbb{R})$ and any interval $[a,b]$,
 
$$|f(b) - f(a)| \leq \int_a^b Df(x)\,dx$$
 
Consequently, $\frac{|f(b)-f(a)|}{|b-a|} \leq \text{ess sup}_{(a,b)} Df$. Moreover, secant slopes lie in the closed convex hull of the essential range of the metric differential.
 
*Motivation.* This is the measure-theoretic backbone of MVT-like control without pointwise differentiability.
 
### Axiom 8 — Discrepancy Implicit Function Theorem (D-IFT)
 
Let $F: U \times V \to \mathbb{R}$ with $U, V \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ open. Assume at $(x_0, y_0)$:
 
1. **Vertical nondegeneracy:** $|F(x_0, y) - F(x_0, y')| \geq m\|y - y'\|$ for $y, y'$ near $y_0$, $m > 0$
2. **Horizontal calmness:** $|F(x,y) - F(x',y)| \leq k\|x - x'\|$ near $(x_0, y_0)$ with $0 < k < m$
 
**Then** there exist neighborhoods and a unique $\varphi$ with $F(x, \varphi(x)) = 0$, $\text{Lip}(\varphi) \leq k/m$.
 
*Motivation.* Replace Jacobians by metric slopes: vertical invertibility + horizontal smallness gives an implicit graph via contraction.
 
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## 6. Principal Theorems
 
### 6.1 Classical Recovery
 
**Theorem 11.9 (Classical Shadow).** *On a smooth domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, if $\mu_{\text{gap}} \equiv 0$ and $f \in C^1(\Omega)$, then (a) $Df = \|\nabla f\|$ a.e.; (b) $E_{\text{disc}}$ reduces to the Dirichlet integral; (c) DG-limits equal classical limits at continuity points; (d) discrepancy mechanics reduce to Newton/Lagrange/Hamilton.*
 
This theorem establishes that classical analysis is a **degenerate smooth limit** of DISC. DISC is strictly more general; it contains classical analysis as a special case.
 
### 6.2 DISC Incompleteness of Classical Sobolev Spaces
 
**Theorem 11.10 (DISC incompleteness of classical).** *There exist a compact $E \subset [0,1]$ with $\mu(E) > 0$ and $\mu_{\text{gap}}(E) > 0$ and a function $f \in W^{1,D,2}(E)$ such that no $g \in W^{1,2}([0,1])$ satisfies $g = f$ a.e. on $E$.*
 
**Proof sketch.** Construct a fat Cantor set $E$ of positive measure. Define $f := \sum_k a_k \phi_k$ where $\phi_k$ are Lipschitz tent functions on the removed intervals $I_k$ with amplitudes chosen so that $\sum a_k^2 < \infty$ and $\sum a_k^2 \ell_k^{-1} < \infty$. On $E$, the induced $Df \in L^2$ by the second series. But any $g \in W^{1,2}([0,1])$ matching $f$ on $E$ would require $\int |g'|^2 = +\infty$ by a Poincaré-type bound across scales. Full proof in the monograph, Chapter 11.
 
### 6.3 The Meta-Discrepancy Theorem
 
**Definition 11.13 (Gap-Roughness Condition).** Let $E \subset X$ with $\mu_{\text{gap}}(E) > 0$. A function $f \in L^1_{\text{loc}}(E)$ satisfies **GRC** on $E$ if there exist $c > 0$ and $A \subset E$ with $\mu(A) > 0$ such that for every $x \in A$ there are radii $r_k \downarrow 0$ and pairs $y_k^\pm \in B(x, r_k) \cap E$ with
 
$$\left|\frac{f(y_k^+) - f(x)}{d(x, y_k^+)} - \frac{f(x) - f(y_k^-)}{d(y_k^-, x)}\right| \geq c$$
 
**Theorem 11.15 (Meta-Discrepancy).** *Let $E \subset X$ with $\mu_{\text{gap}}(E) > 0$. Let $f$ with $E_{\text{disc}}[f; E] > 0$ satisfying GRC on $A \subset E$ of positive measure. Then there do **not** exist $g \in L^1_{\text{loc}}(E)$ and a classical derivative operator $\mathcal{D}$ such that simultaneously:*
 
1. ***FTC pairing:*** *$f(b) - f(a) = \int_a^b g$ and $g = \mathcal{D}f$ a.e.*
2. ***MVT/chain-rule:*** *classical mean-value identity holds on positive measure of segments*
 
*In particular, if such a package holds on $E$, then $\mu_{\text{gap}}(E) = 0$ and $f$ is in the classical smooth regime a.e.*
 
**Proof sketch.** GRC at points $x \in A$ produces two-sided difference quotients separated by $\geq c > 0$. If the FTC/MVT package held, the pointwise derivative would satisfy the Darboux property along segments through $x$. But the separated quotients violate Darboux on any segment intersecting both cones of approach, contradicting condition (2). Full proof in the monograph, Chapter 11.
 
**Consequence.** Positive gap + positive discrepancy energy → the classical derivative/FTC/MVT package is **impossible** on positive measure. This is not a heuristic — it is a mathematical impossibility result. Any method that implicitly assumes smooth distributions (including standard knowledge distillation via KL divergence) provably cannot capture the structural information that DISC preserves.
 
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## 7. Separation Results
 
The following table summarizes what DISC achieves that classical analysis provably cannot.
 
| Statement | DISC Status | Classical Status |
|---|---|---|
| Implicit function without $C^1$ | Theorem (D-IFT) | Inapplicable |
| Limit across jump discontinuity | DG-limit exists | Undefined |
| Mean value control at singularity | Axiom 7 | MVT fails |
| Sobolev extension on gap sets | $W^{1,D,2}$ well-defined | No extension (Thm 11.10) |
| Energy functional on rough domains | $E_{\text{disc}}$ finite | Dirichlet integral diverges |
| FTC/MVT on positive-gap sets | DISC Mesh Identity | Impossible (Thm 11.15) |
 
This table constitutes the mathematical proof that DISC is a **strictly larger** framework than classical analysis — not a reformulation, but a proper extension.
 
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## 8. Application: Topological Knowledge Distillation
 
### 8.1 The Problem with Standard KD
 
Standard knowledge distillation (Hinton et al., 2015) minimizes KL divergence between teacher and student softmax distributions. This treats the teacher's output distribution as a smooth function and optimizes globally.
 
Language is not smooth. Topic shifts, reasoning mode transitions, register changes, and logical pivots create discontinuities in the teacher's output distribution. Standard KD averages across these boundaries.
 
The Meta-Discrepancy Theorem (11.15) makes this precise: when the teacher's distribution has positive gap measure and positive discrepancy energy — which it does at every structural boundary — the smooth optimization package **provably cannot** capture the full structure.
 
### 8.2 TKD Pipeline
 
TKD treats the teacher's output distribution $p_T$ over a concatenated token stream as a BV function and applies the Mesh Fundamental Identity:
 
$$p_T(b) - p_T(a) = \underbrace{\int_a^b p_T'(x)\,dx}_{\text{smooth KD}} + \underbrace{\sum_{x \in J_{p_T}} \Delta p_T(x)}_{\text{jump corrections}} + \underbrace{D^c p_T(I)}_{\text{drift corrections}}$$
 
The pipeline computes:
 
1. **Discrepancy energy** $E_{\text{disc}}[p_T]$ over sliding windows — identifies regions of high structural information density
2. **Jump set** $J_{p_T} = \{x : Dp_T(x) > 3\sigma\}$ — locates conceptual boundaries
3. **Gap energy density** over 64-token windows — captures Cantor-type drift invisible to both smooth and jump analysis
4. **Topology-guided windowing** — training windows cut at low-discrepancy positions rather than fixed stride
 
### 8.3 Empirical Deployment
 
TKD and DISC-informed training have been deployed across 49 published models on HuggingFace ([huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow)), accumulating 22,500+ organic downloads.
 
| Model | DISC Application | Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| [TopologicalQwen](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/TopologicalQwen) | Full TKD (BV decomposition, jump detection) | 1,134 |
| [Qwen3-1.7B-Thinking-Distil](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/Qwen3-1.7B-Thinking-Distil) | TKD with Thinking teacher | 1,188 |
| [DiStil-Qwen3-1.7B-uncensored](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/DiStil-Qwen3-1.7B-uncensored) | Uncensored base for DISC chain | 1,030 |
| [Qwen3-1.7B-Coder-Distilled-SFT](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/Qwen3-1.7B-Coder-Distilled-SFT) | TKD with Coder teacher | 966 |
| [DiscoverLM-70M](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/DiscoverLM-70M) | Metric slope attention, gap geometry | 784 |
| [SAGI](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/SAGI) | Discrepancy Mechanics swarm routing | 503 |
| [Qemma-GEI](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/Qemma-GEI) | Gap Envelope Integral fusion | 423 |
| [DualMind](https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/DualMind) | Continuous Thought Dynamics | 260 |
 
Full methodology: [Structure Over Scale (DOI: 10.57967/hf/8165)](https://doi.org/10.57967/hf/8165) | [From Three Teachers to Dual Cognition (DOI: 10.57967/hf/8184)](https://doi.org/10.57967/hf/8184)
 
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## 9. Conclusion
 
Discrepancy Calculus provides a complete axiomatic framework for analysis on singular domains. The eight axioms extend classical calculus to regimes where smoothness fails, with:
 
- **Classical recovery** in smooth limits (Theorem 11.9)
- **Strict separation** from classical analysis (Section 7)
- A **fundamental impossibility result** (Theorem 11.15) proving the classical FTC/MVT package cannot hold on positive-gap, positive-energy sets
- **Operational deployment** in machine learning via TKD across 49 models with 22,500+ downloads
 
The full theory — including graph-theoretic extensions (Measure-Theoretic Hamilton Cycles, Pattern-Field Resonance Graphs, Murphie's Discrepancy Theorem), quantum mechanics (Discrepancy-Schrödinger Equation, Distributed Anchors), and unified field theory (Theory of Other, No Assumptions Theory) — is developed in the companion monograph.
 
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## References
 
1. R. S. Colca Jr., *"On the Formal Analysis of Discrepancy Calculus: A Measure-Theoretic and Symbolic Framework for Singular Structures and Stability,"* Convergent Intelligence LLC: Research Division, March 2026.
 
2. R. S. Colca Jr., "Structure Over Scale: CPU-Native Training of Sparse Cognitive Architectures at $1.60 Per Model," HuggingFace, DOI: [10.57967/hf/8165](https://doi.org/10.57967/hf/8165), March 2026.
 
3. R. S. Colca Jr., "From Three Teachers to Dual Cognition: Topology-Aware Multi-Teacher Distillation and Role-Conditioned Self-Critique at 1.7B Scale," HuggingFace, DOI: [10.57967/hf/8184](https://doi.org/10.57967/hf/8184), March 2026.
 
4. G. Hinton, O. Vinyals, and J. Dean, "Distilling the Knowledge in a Neural Network," *NIPS Deep Learning Workshop*, 2015.
 
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## Citation
 
```bibtex
@misc{convergent_intelligence_2026,
	author       = { Convergent Intelligence },
	title        = { Discrepancy_Calculus (Revision 7b2dc0e) },
	year         = 2026,
	url          = { https://huggingface.co/reaperdoesntknow/Discrepancy_Calculus },
	doi          = { 10.57967/hf/8194 },
	publisher    = { Hugging Face }
}
```
 
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