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Within this framework, we derive two hierarchical families of refined inequalities:\n \n \n \n a tightened\n \n \n $$\\alpha $$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \u03b1<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n -power monogamy relation for\n \n \n $$\\mathcal {E}$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n E<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , valid for all\n \n \n $$\\alpha \\ge m\\gamma $$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n \u03b1<\/mml:mi>\n \u2265<\/mml:mo>\n m<\/mml:mi>\n \u03b3<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ;\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n \n a tightened\n \n \n $$\\beta $$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \u03b2<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n -power polygamy relation for\n \n \n $$\\mathcal {E}_a$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n E<\/mml:mi>\n a<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:msub>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , applicable for\n \n \n $$(m-1)\\delta < \\beta \\le m\\delta $$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n (<\/mml:mo>\n m<\/mml:mi>\n -<\/mml:mo>\n 1<\/mml:mn>\n )<\/mml:mo>\n \u03b4<\/mml:mi>\n <<\/mml:mo>\n \u03b2<\/mml:mi>\n \u2264<\/mml:mo>\n m<\/mml:mi>\n \u03b4<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n <\/jats:list>\n As\n m<\/jats:italic>\n increases, the bounds become progressively tighter, recovering known results at\n \n \n $$m=1$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n m<\/mml:mi>\n =<\/mml:mo>\n 1<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n . Notably, the optimal monogamy bound emerges as a piecewise function of\n \n \n $$\\alpha $$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \u03b1<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , with additional correction terms activated as\n \n \n $$\\alpha $$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \u03b1<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n crosses successive integer thresholds, thereby offering a sharper characterization of entanglement distribution. We demonstrate that our results generalize and strengthen existing monogamy and polygamy relations through analytical comparisons and numerical evaluations using concurrence and concurrence of assistance. 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