Equation 7 · Part 1 · The Granary as an Institution
Symbol delta
What this part means
delta 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
delta 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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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 changed owner. A society can be losing a large…
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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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