Round #740
10 May 2026, 15:19· csharp· Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct· r13-clean-hints
- Complexity
- band 0
- ZP / UO / OBS
- 3 / 0 / 4
- Journey weight
- 420
- Lightshift ΔL
- —
Prompt
Sort a list of integers in descending order using OrderByDescending.
Zero-point index (what the engine surfaced)
ZPI-ZPI-0014 | 2026-05-10T15:19:07Z
Sort a list of integers in descending order using OrderByDescending.
ZERO POINT — 3 entries (structural invariants)
● hsl(7.18, 100%, 50%) class [feature]
● hsl(0.00, 100%, 50%) public [feature]
● hsl(84.10, 100%, 50%) namespace [feature]
UNOBSERVED — 0 entries (implied truths)
OBSERVED — 4 entries (explicit in request)
◉ hsl(71.79, 100%, 15%) descending [feature]
◉ hsl(85.13, 100%, 50%) using [feature]
◉ hsl(234.87, 100%, 50%) using [feature]
◉ hsl(324.10, 100%, 15%) List of T [feature]
COMPLEXITY │ 7 entries │ spread: 252° │ band: LOW
Baseline response (no ZPI)
```csharp
using System;
using System.Linq;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
int[] numbers = { 6, 9, 3, 1, 8, 4, 7, 5, 2 };
var sortedNumbers = numbers.OrderByDescending(n => n);
Console.WriteLine(string.Join(", ", sortedNumbers));
}
}
```
Enhanced response (with ZPI)
```csharp
using System;
using System.Linq;
public class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
// Create a list of integers
var numbers = new[] { 5, 2, 8, 12, 3 };
// Sort the list in descending order using OrderByDescending
var sortedNumbers = numbers.OrderByDescending(n => n);
// Print the sorted list
Console.WriteLine(string.Join(", ", sortedNumbers));
}
}
```
This C# code snippet sorts a list of integers in descending order using the `OrderByDescending` method from the `System.Linq` namespace. Here's a step-by-step explanation:
1. **Import necessary namespaces**: The code starts by importing the `System` and `System.Linq` namespaces, which provide the necessary classes and methods for working with collections and querying data.
2. **Create a list of integers**: An array of integers is created and assigned to the `numbers` variable.
3. **Sort the list in descending order**: The `OrderByDescending` method is called on the `numbers` array, passing a lambda expression `n => n` as the key selector. This tells the method to sort the numbers based on their values. The `OrderByDescending` method returns an `IOrderedEnumerable<int>`, which is assigned to the `sortedNumbers` variable.
4. **Print the sorted list**: Finally, the sorted list is printed to the console using `Console.WriteLine` and `string.Join`. The `string.Join` method concatenates the sorted numbers into a single string, separated by commas.
When you run this code, it will output: `12, 8, 5, 3, 2`
Grader chain
Each grader reads the same baseline + enhanced pair and casts an independent verdict. Disagreement is the framework's own signal — not noise to be averaged away.
V1samba/Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct
SameV4qwen2.5-coder-3b-instruct
BetterV5openrouter/qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507
SameV7qwen2.5-coder-7b-instruct
SameV8openai/gpt-4.1
BetterV9anthropic/claude-opus-4-7
SameV12openai/gpt-4o
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