---
entity_slug: market_extent_advantageousness
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:45:11.742398'
overall_score: 4.6
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly articulates a specific economic principle linking
    market size to advantages through division of labor and specialization. It avoids
    circularity and identifies distinct causal mechanisms rather than being a vague
    umbrella term.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is directly grounded in Smith's core arguments about the
    relationship between market extent and division of labor, particularly his analysis
    in Book III about how town size affects economic development. The entity accurately
    reflects Smith's explicit reasoning about market size determining economic possibilities.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate since this principle fundamentally
    concerns how market mechanisms and trade relationships scale with market size.
    The concept is centrally about exchange processes and market dynamics.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as
    it describes how economic systems adapt their complexity and capabilities based
    on environmental market conditions. It also has relevance to S1 (operations) in
    terms of how operational capacity scales with market size.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides substantial explanatory power by illuminating the
    structural mechanism connecting market size to economic development through division
    of labor. It explains why certain economic configurations emerge under different
    market conditions rather than merely describing surface phenomena.
---

# Evaluation: Market Extent Advantageousness

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly articulates a specific economic principle linking market size to advantages through division of labor and specialization. It avoids circularity and identifies distinct causal mechanisms rather than being a vague umbrella term.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Smith's core arguments about the relationship between market extent and division of labor, particularly his analysis in Book III about how town size affects economic development. The entity accurately reflects Smith's explicit reasoning about market size determining economic possibilities.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate since this principle fundamentally concerns how market mechanisms and trade relationships scale with market size. The concept is centrally about exchange processes and market dynamics.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it describes how economic systems adapt their complexity and capabilities based on environmental market conditions. It also has relevance to S1 (operations) in terms of how operational capacity scales with market size.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides substantial explanatory power by illuminating the structural mechanism connecting market size to economic development through division of labor. It explains why certain economic configurations emerge under different market conditions rather than merely describing surface phenomena.
