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The Eight Discovery Signals

Entity Integrity · Authority & Authorship · Citation Density · Local Resolution · Trust Signal Quality · Content Coverage · Technical Discoverability · Answer Shape. The eight inputs into the AI Discovery Score™.

Definition

Entity Integrity · Authority & Authorship · Citation Density · Local Resolution · Trust Signal Quality · Content Coverage · Technical Discoverability · Answer Shape. The eight inputs into the AI Discovery Score™.

Why this matters

The Eight Signals are the canonical taxonomy. They are what The Standard™ specifies and what the Audit measures against.

Where it sits in The Standard™

This term is part of the canonical AI Discovery vocabulary, published in the Body of Knowledge alongside the Eight Discovery Signals and The Methodology Handbook. The full glossary contains 56 terms — the operative vocabulary for AI Discovery practitioners.

Practitioner note

Practitioners certified through Certified™ are tested on the AI Discovery vocabulary. This glossary is the institutional reference.

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