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 # Humangehalt™
 
-**Humangehalt** describes the percentage share of *human authorship* in a work.
+**Humangehalt** is a concise term for the share of **human authorship** in a work.
 
-It is a concise term for expressing how much thinking, decision-making, writing/creating, and responsibility genuinely came from a human — as opposed to being generated or shaped by automated systems such as AI.
+It expresses how much thinking, decision-making, writing/creating, and responsibility genuinely came from a person — as opposed to being generated or shaped by automated systems such as AI.
 
 Humangehalt is a **self-assessment**, not a measurement, certification, or quality seal.
 
@@ -18,21 +18,42 @@ The page introduces and defines the concept of *Humangehalt* in a clear, minimal
 
 There is **no software product**, **no library**, and **no ongoing development** here.
 
+Pull requests are not expected.  
+Issues are disabled by design.
+
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-## What Humangehalt is
+## The notation
+
+### Concept mark
+
+`H/` represents the concept *Humangehalt* itself and may be used without a numeric value.
+
+### Notation with value
 
-Humangehalt expresses:
+A numeric value is optional and expresses the author’s **self-assessed share of human authorship** at the time of publication.
 
-- the **human share** of authorship in a work  
-- stated as a **percentage**
-- assigned by the **author themselves**
-- at the time of publication
+- The value is informational, not evaluative  
+- No percent sign is used in the mark  
+- No external verification is implied  
+
+The number may change over time as a work evolves.
+
+---
 
-It can be used for texts, software, documentation, images, audio, or video content — for example in websites, repositories, README files, or publications.
+## What Humangehalt expresses
+
+Humangehalt refers to the parts of a work that are genuinely attributable to human authorship, such as:
+
+- intention and direction  
+- selection and rejection  
+- framing and editing decisions  
+- coherence and responsibility for the result  
 
 AI assistance may have been used, but **does not count toward the Humangehalt**.
 
+Humangehalt can be applied to texts, software, documentation, images, audio, video, or mixed works — for example in websites, repositories, README files, or publications.
+
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 ## What Humangehalt is not
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 - an automated detection result  
 - a third-party review  
 - a certification  
-- a quality label  
+- a quality label or seal  
 
 It makes no claim of correctness beyond the author’s own responsibility.
 
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-## Example usage
-
-The percentage may change over time as a work is revised or rewritten.
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+## Usage principles
 
-## About this repository
+Humangehalt follows two simple modes:
 
-- The repository exists to **host and document the concept**
-- Pull requests are **not expected**
-- There is **nothing to implement or extend**
-- Issues are disabled by design
+- **`H/`** — the concept or idea  
+- **`H/xx`** — a concrete self-statement by the author  
 
-The content here is intentionally minimal and declarative.
+Design-wise, the value is treated as a **small index**, visually subordinate to the mark.  
+The notation should not be presented as a badge, score, or certification symbol.
 
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 ## Trademark notice
 
 **Humangehalt™** is a trademark claim by the author.  
-It is used here to identify the concept and its definition.
+It is used to identify the concept and its definition.
 
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 [*H/20*](https://www.humangehalt.org)
 
-© Humangehalt.org
+© 2025 Humangehalt.org