Equation 6 · The Economics of Codex: Tokens, Sandboxes, Review Time, and Software Throughput
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the loss. Read the equation part by part below; each part has a contextual explanation and a link to its mathematical background.
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where is probability of an accepted correct result, its organizational value, the probability a failure escapes review, and its loss. The equation omits complementarities and learning, but it places the denominator correctly.
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