A sweep counter counts distinct original vertices already known to satisfy a property. Witnesses lie behind the cursor, so advancing it can never count the same vertex twice. The mutable target set may shrink.
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A counter increment records precisely the current vertex; a failed mark only advances the cursor. This is the update used by firstChildLoop.
Previously counted properties may be transported along an implication, for example by retaining their generator words in a later trace.
A counter equal to the original target size certifies the property for every original vertex. No assertion about the surviving target set is needed.
The orbit-counter test also retains a checked carrier in the frozen cell stabilizer, without requiring a root trace inclusion premise.