Changelog — Contextual Grounding

Version 1.0

Published: 2026-08-28

• Initial structural baseline publication.
• Definition of contextual grounding established as interpretation of an expression, claim, representation, or output with reference to contextual information relevant to the represented situation.
• Scope boundaries formalized (included / excluded).
• Structural model introduced (context source → contextual relevance → grounding relation → grounded interpretation).
• Structural components introduced (context source, contextual relevance, grounding relation, grounded interpretation).
• Foundational grounding, semantic-grounding, contextual-language, and context-grounded-generation sources documented.
• Distinction between contextual grounding, context availability, factual correctness, and implementation-specific retrieval architectures documented.
• Source architecture standardized to Institution → Work → Year → Reference format.
• Mandatory legal, privacy, terms, and license pages implemented.

Status: Frozen Baseline

Change Policy

Changes are introduced only when:

• The definitional boundary materially evolves.
• A structural clarification alters conceptual framing.
• Primary institutional reference frameworks materially change.
• A compliance-relevant correction is required for accuracy.

Editorial refinements that do not affect structural meaning do not trigger version increments.

Versioning Logic

• Major increment — Definitional or structural shift.
• Minor increment — Material clarification without conceptual shift.
• No increment — Editorial refinement only.