From a5f10b1c8c3a5b9b50b286b3c729dc5de662cefc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Buckley <eous@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:09:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme): render the headline formula as a code block
 (PyPI-safe)

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 README.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 549a05f4..e5c11eeb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ Named after the [Ruddy Turnstone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_turnstone)
 
 **What is a harness?**
 
-$$\mathcal{H}:\quad s_{n+1} \sim T(s_n)\ \ \text{for } n < \tau^\star, \qquad T = \rho \circ (M_W \circ \pi,\, E)$$
+```
+ℋ :  s_{n+1} ~ T(s_n)   for n < τ*,    T = ρ ∘ (M_W ∘ π, E)
+```
 
 [**the hypothesis →**](HYPOTHESIS.md)