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Research	R0002 — Research Standards for AI-Assisted Writing
Run	2026-03-13
Claim	C003
Search	S03

WebSearch — Ipcc Likelihood Scale

Summary¶

Field	Value
Source/Database	WebSearch
Results returned	10
Results selected	2
Results rejected	0

Query¶

Terms: "IPCC likelihood scale nine point virtually certain exceptionally unlikely probability terms"
Filters applied: None
Results returned: 10

Selected Results¶

Result	Title	Rationale
S03-R01	Greenfacts.org likelihood page	Complete likelihood scale with all terms
S03-R02	Springer academic reference	Peer-reviewed analysis of likelihood terms

Rejected Results¶

[None — remaining results were lower-relevance or duplicate.]

Notes¶

Targeted search specifically for the likelihood scale term count. The greenfacts.org page provides the most complete enumeration of terms. The standard presentation shows seven primary terms with three supplementary terms.