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Equation 9 · Part 1 · The Economics of Codex: Tokens, Sandboxes, Review Time, and Software Throughput

Symbol v_i

viv_i
viv_i

What this part means

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

Its job in the formula

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

The passage around this formula

where aia_i indicates accepted outcomes that satisfy a quality contract and viv_i weights their value. Weighting is difficult; pretending every ticket is equal is also a weighting choice.

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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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