Equation 2 · Part 1 · The Economics, Energy, and Physical Limits of Tool Protocols and the Model Context Protocol

Symbol T_system

T_{\mathrm{system}}

T_{\mathrm{system}}

What this part means

$T_s$ ystem 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

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

Full expressionSymbol T_systemArticle meaning

The passage around this formula

$T_{\mathrm{system}}$ is the operator’s own instructions, $T_{\mathrm{tools}}$ is the serialised cost of every tool schema currently declared, $T_{\mathrm{exchange}}$ is the live user message and the model’s own reply, and the summation term is every prior tool result the session has decided to keep. The…

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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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