{"id":"lcs-level-size-exponential","text":"Level size budgets grow as `base_size × fanout^(level-1)`, so with defaults of 10MB base and 10× fanout: L1=10MB, L2=100MB, L3=1GB, etc.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/sstable-and-compaction-sstable-_lcs_compact.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"lcs-level-size-exponential","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}