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Equation 14 · Part 1 · Humanity Has Always Been a Human–Technology System

Symbol K_t

KtK_t
KtK_t

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decision-relevant knowledge rather than stored content.

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KtK_t 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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Let KtK_t be decision-relevant knowledge rather than stored content:

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This gives an epistemic version of the cumulative-culture recurrence. Let KtK_t be decision-relevant knowledge rather than stored content:

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