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Self-contained passage

A self-contained passage preserves enough entity, claim, scope and limit information to be extracted without distortion.

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Published2026-05-13
Updated2026-05-13

Self-contained passage

A self-contained passage is a text block that preserves enough information to be extracted, cited or summarized without forcing a reader or system to reconstruct missing context.

It should identify the entity, claim, scope, condition, time sensitivity where relevant, and limit. Self-contained passages reduce free inference; they do not replace source hierarchy or proof.