Equation 4 · Part 2 · How xAI's Infrastructure Build Compares to the Rest of the Field
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What this part means
Capital delta attached to a quantity marks a difference between two values of that quantity; the article’s sign convention determines the order.
Its job in the formula
Capital delta attached to a quantity marks a difference between two values of that quantity; the article’s sign convention determines the order.
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The passage around this formula
Model the choice as a simple trade. A firm can reach a target power capacity either by waiting for grid interconnection, taking time , or by generating on site in the shorter time , at an extra cost C over grid power — fuel, turbine leasing, and the practical cost of operating ahead of a permit, including the risk of enforcement. Let s be the value the firm places on each unit of time saved reaching sooner. A firm behaves as though it believes
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Addition combines quantities; subtraction measures the signed difference between them. Parentheses show what is combined before the rest of the expression is evaluated.
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