{"id":"raft-terms-strictly-increase","text":"Each new leader election produces a strictly higher term than the previous leader; terms never repeat or decrease across leader transitions, as validated by the `test_terms_monotonically_increasing` test.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/raft-consensus-test_raft.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"raft-terms-strictly-increase","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}