Published April 27, 2026 | Version v1.0
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Address Resolution, Not Calculation

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This paper develops the address-resolution view of arithmetic in Category $\tau$. It presents canonical normalisation, the genealogical DAG, the Cayley word metric, and the claim that arithmetic in the $\tau$ setting is implemented as finite-witness address resolution rather than equational calculation.

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The Genealogical DAG, the Cayley Metric, and Why Arithmetic in Category tau Has No Equations