Translate expert writing for a smart non-expert

Rewrite the technical passage below for a smart reader with no background in the field. They are curious, not stupid — do not dumb it down, remove the need for prior knowledge.

Method:
1. List every term that assumes insider knowledge.
2. For each, choose either a plain-language substitute or a one-clause definition inline. Never both.
3. Replace abstractions with concrete instances the reader has touched.
4. Keep every technical claim exactly as precise as the original — if a simplification would make it false, keep the complexity and explain it.
5. Add one analogy, and immediately state where the analogy breaks.

Output the rewrite, then a list of any precision you lost.

PASSAGE:
{{paste passage}}