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# GER-101 · Compute-Substrate Degradation

> Hardware, thermal, or power throttling reduces numerical precision or pushes latency past the operational envelope, degrading model behavior.

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## Definition

Hardware, thermal, or power throttling reduces numerical precision or pushes latency past the operational envelope, degrading model behavior.

## Distinct from

* [**GER-110**](/ger/codes/110) — The substrate event is the initiating failure → this code. The absence of a degraded-mode signal is the initiating failure → GER-110.

### Cite

```
SVRNOS. (2026). GER-101: Compute-Substrate Degradation. Governance Error Register. https://docs.svrnos.com/ger/codes/101
```