Equation 5 · Part 1 · The Granary as an Institution
Symbol T_t
What this part means
the quantity appropriated by others.
Its job in the formula
is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol T_t→Article meaning
Where the article explains it
where is the stock held, the harvest added, own consumption, the quantity appropriated by others, and the proportional loss rate to pests, damp and spoilage.
The passage around this formula
where is the stock held, the harvest added, own consumption, the quantity appropriated by others, and the proportional loss rate to pests, damp and spoilage. The equation is illustrative rather than estimated, and its value is that it separates two subtractions usually conflated. Grain that rots is gone; grain that is taken still exists and has…
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Sources cited in the article section
- [3] Evidence for food storage and predomestication granaries 11,000 years ago in the Jordan Valley ↗
- [12] Evaluation of Purdue Improved Crop Storage Triple Layer Hermetic Storage Bag against Prostephanus truncatus and Sitophilus zeamais ↗
- [13] Is Post-Harvest Loss Significant in Sub-Saharan Africa? ↗
- [4] The archaeology of food surplus ↗
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