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j^*=\arg\max_j\left( F_j-\lambda_l L_j-\lambda_r R_j-\lambda_s S_j-\lambda_h H_j \right),

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Inputs and operationsargmax_j( F_j-lambda_l L_j-lambda_r R_j-lambda_s S_j-lambda_h H_j )

Result or conditionj^*

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j^*

Symbol j^*

$j^*$ is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.

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j

Symbol j

j is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.

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F_j

Symbol F_j

task fit, $L_j$ latency, $R_j$ reproducibility risk, $S_j$ security exposure, and $H_j$ human coordination cost for surface j.

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\lambda_l

Symbol lambda_l

lambd $a_l$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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L_j

Symbol L_j

$L_j$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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\lambda_r

Symbol lambda_r

lambd $a_r$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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R_j

Symbol R_j

$R_j$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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\lambda_s

Symbol lambda_s

lambd $a_s$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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S_j

Symbol S_j

$S_j$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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\lambda_h

Symbol lambda_h

lambd $a_h$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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H_j

Symbol H_j

$H_j$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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=

The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.

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subtraction

Subtract the following term or group from the preceding one. A leading minus marks a negative quantity.

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subscript

The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.

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The selection problem can be represented as $j^*=\arg\max_j\left( F_j-\lambda_l L_j-\lambda_r R_j-\lambda_s S_j-\lambda_h H_j \right)$ . where $F_j$ is task fit, $L_j$ latency, $R_j$ reproducibility risk, $S_j$ security exposure, and $H_j$ human coordination cost for surface j . The coefficients depend on the repository and consequence of error. There is no globally best surface.

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