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title: The ρ-inversion as a general operator
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date: 2026-08-26
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# X-018 · The ρ-inversion as a general operator

The conditional theorem-shape generalizes to any pair where one is a high-removal-cost hub and the other a margin under correlated exclusion. The key variable is not content similarity but **removal-cost asymmetry**: where C_removal(hub) ≫ C_removal(margin), entanglement transfers leverage to the margin. A leverage theorem, not a content theorem.