Editing Test (section)

=== Orphaning Drift Threshold ===

The calibration criterion at which continued Parent–Child dependency increases conceptual uncertainty rather than reducing it.

Indicators may include:

* Loss of shared underlying mechanism
* Independent operational scope
* Distinct observable consequences
* Reduced predictive value from the Parent relationship
* Parent dependency becoming a source of ambiguity

When the Orphaning Drift Threshold has been met, continued classification as a Child Instrument no longer improves calibration.