# Glossary

| Term                 | Definition                                                                                                                      |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **SSE**              | Simulated Synthetic Events -- the platform's core concept: AI-generated fictional conflicts resolved by participant interaction |
| **AI Architect**     | The AI role that generates synthetic scenarios/briefings for each round                                                         |
| **AI Judge**         | The AI role that evaluates participant inputs and determines the round outcome                                                  |
| **Injection**        | A participant action combining a stake + argument text (in SSE prediction rounds)                                               |
| **Realm**            | A themed universe that constrains scenario types and narrative logic                                                            |
| **Commit-Reveal**    | Cryptographic scheme: hash committed on-chain before play, plaintext revealed after                                             |
| **PDA**              | Program Derived Address -- deterministic, program-owned account on Solana                                                       |
| **Vault**            | The PDA escrow account holding all player deposits for a game                                                                   |
| **Round**            | A single game session with defined start, player interaction phase, and resolution                                              |
| **Settle**           | Round resolution when a winner is found -- answer revealed, payouts distributed                                                 |
| **Expire**           | Round resolution when no winner is found -- funds distributed/rolled over                                                       |
| **Rollover**         | Portion of a round's pool carried into the next round's starting prize                                                          |
| **Evidence**         | In Alon's Box: questions that received "Yes" answers, contributing to finding the answer                                        |
| **BPS**              | Basis Points -- 1 BPS = 0.01%. Used for precise payout calculations (10000 BPS = 100%)                                          |
| **$SIMULATION**      | The ecosystem token supported by buyback mechanics across all games                                                             |
| **Buyback**          | Automated purchase of $SIMULATION tokens using SOL from game settlements                                                        |
| **Treasury**         | Protocol fee wallet receiving a percentage of every round's settlement                                                          |
| **Friendly Pools**   | Liquidity pools for $SIMULATION token trading                                                                                   |
| **Logic Multiplier** | (Future) Bonus payout for the most influential arguments in SSE prediction rounds                                               |
| **TEE**              | Trusted Execution Environment -- hardware-isolated compute (Intel TDX via Phala Network)                                        |
| **Authority**        | The backend wallet authorized to create rounds and trigger settlements                                                          |
| **Verdict**          | The AI Judge's published decision including winning side and rationale                                                          |