Audit non-crypto modules' L1 tests for self-consistency-only gaps
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- C
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Description
#87 found that the ntt module's L1 "known-answer" tests were checked against
a naive reference implementation written for this project, not an
independent external source. Crypto modules now require external,
independently-citable references (CONTRIBUTING.md's tightened L1
definition), but the same self-consistency pattern may exist in the
non-crypto modules (linalg, stats, integrate, differentiate, interpolate,
poly, ode, signal, fft, autodiff, compressed_sensing, sketch).
Lower priority than the crypto work: for general numerical modules an
internally-written reference is still valid per CONTRIBUTING.md, so this is
about checking whether the analytical-truth/closed-form claims actually
hold, not about requiring external validation everywhere. Phase 2 of the
citation/validation rigor work, after #87 and #88 land.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading CONTRIBUTING.md's tightened L1 definition and reviewing the L1 known-answer tests across linalg, stats, integrate, differentiate, interpolate, poly, ode, signal, fft, autodiff, compressed_sensing, and sketch. Compare each analytical or closed-form claim with its test reference, then document which modules have self-consistency-only gaps and what follow-up validation is needed after #87 and #88.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- testing-qa
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100