Non-Compensatory Aggregation from a Minimal Error-Correction Loop Perspective: Compensation Illusions, Functional Hierarchies, and a Redundancy–Gating Structure

Version: 2026-03-04__05 This preprint is a methodological/theory note that clarifies an aggregation principle for long-horizon self-correction under the Minimal Error-Correction Loop (MECL) perspective. The core claim is non-compensatory gating across necessary correction functions; multiplicative aggregation is used only as a baseline representation. Scope: This note focuses on process-level aggregation and diagnostic implications. It does not provide generative dynamic closure, stability proofs, empirical causal testing, or policy prescriptions. Files: PDF (camera-ready) Markdown source (for transparency) AI-use disclosure: AI tools were used for iterative outlining and language clarity checks. All substantive scholarly decisions, claims, and references remain the author’s responsibility. License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (sharing allowed with attribution; no commercial use; no derivatives).