Equation 17 · The Economics of Codex: Tokens, Sandboxes, Review Time, and Software Throughput
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Symbol Δ E
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Symbol L
L is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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Let sandbox cost be and reduction in expected loss be E[L] . Isolation is directly favorable when
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