# Undefined Behavior

> Relying on operations whose result is unspecified, so outcomes vary unpredictably across runs or platforms.

Record: `lexicon:undefined-behavior`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Computation Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/computation-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-undefined-behavior

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Unchecked Dynamic Code](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/unchecked-dynamic-code.md) and before [Untested Implementation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/untested-implementation.md).

## Category

- [Correctness / Determinism / Verification](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/correctness-determinism-verification.md)

## Negated by

- [Correctness](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/correctness.md)

## Linked from

- [Correctness / Determinism / Verification](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-correctness-determinism-verification.md)