10.3 Why the axes must not be collapsed

h measures functional-state dimensionality

a measures recursive Antilobe-monitoring failure/recovery depth, not the depth of the original positive function mismatch

A task can demand very high h while the relevant positive lobe activates normally, in which case no failure MRD is needed. If a demanded target is silent and A1 responds, the positive activation failure is detected with MRD=1. If MRD is high, the additional depth says the anti-monitoring chain itself suffered repeated lower-layer failures before a later sentinel succeeded.