{"id":"ch-triple-bookkeeping","text":"The ring maintains three synchronized structures (`_sorted_positions`, `_position_to_node`, `_node_positions`) as the price of O(log n) lookups via bisect — all three must stay consistent on every add/remove.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/06/05/consistent-hashing-consistent_hashing.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":["multi-structure-sync-invariant"],"metadata":{},"created_at":"","updated_at":"","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"ch-triple-bookkeeping","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}