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Equation 3 · Part 1 · The Economics of Codex: Tokens, Sandboxes, Review Time, and Software Throughput

Symbol p_i

pip_i
pip_i

What this part means

probability of an accepted correct result.

Its job in the formula

pip_i is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Where the article explains it

where pip_i is probability of an accepted correct result, ViV_i its organizational value, qiq_i the probability a failure escapes review, and LiL_i its loss.

The passage around this formula

where pip_i is probability of an accepted correct result, ViV_i its organizational value, qiq_i the probability a failure escapes review, and LiL_i its loss. The equation omits complementarities and learning, but it places the denominator correctly.

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A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.

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