analyze-temporal-trajectory

Purpose

Analyze an ordered temporal trajectory for persistence, narrowing or widening, regime changes, inflection points, and optional uncertain extrapolation.

Input contract

required: [time_indexed_records, entity_type, metric, window]
optional: [forecast_mode, uncertainty_model, grouping_keys, event_markers]
constraints: [records are ordered by time; metric direction is explicit; extrapolation is optional and must carry uncertainty]

Procedure