Equation 46 · Part 1 · The Economics of Codex: Tokens, Sandboxes, Review Time, and Software Throughput
Symbol d_t
What this part means
depreciation of skills no longer exercised.
Its job in the formula
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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Where the article explains it
where is learning from agent-assisted work and is depreciation of skills no longer exercised.
The passage around this formula
where is learning from agent-assisted work and is depreciation of skills no longer exercised. Both depend on workflow. Requiring developers to predict behavior, inspect evidence, and explain accepted changes can raise . Delegating opaque work and reviewing only summaries can raise .
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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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