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entity_slug: occasional_and_temporary_market_fluctuations
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:02:53.372098'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes short-term market price variations
    from permanent deviations and specifies their differential impact on price components
    (wages/profit vs. rent). It captures a distinct economic phenomenon rather than
    being vague or circular.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter
    7, with a specific quote provided that matches the definition. The concept of
    temporary fluctuations affecting different price components differently is clearly
    present in the source material.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Placement in the "Exchange" domain is appropriate since market fluctuations
    are fundamentally about price formation and market dynamics. This concept directly
    relates to how markets function and prices adjust over time.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S2 (coordination/anti-oscillation) as it describes
    market oscillations and temporary variations that need coordination mechanisms
    to manage. It could also relate to S4 (intelligence) regarding how markets process
    information about temporary vs. permanent changes.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity provides genuine explanatory power by illuminating how market
    mechanisms differentiate between temporary and permanent price changes, and how
    different price components (wages, profit, rent) respond differently to market
    fluctuations. This reveals important structural relations in price formation.
---

# Evaluation: Occasional And Temporary Market Fluctuations

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes short-term market price variations from permanent deviations and specifies their differential impact on price components (wages/profit vs. rent). It captures a distinct economic phenomenon rather than being vague or circular.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

The entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter 7, with a specific quote provided that matches the definition. The concept of temporary fluctuations affecting different price components differently is clearly present in the source material.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

Placement in the "Exchange" domain is appropriate since market fluctuations are fundamentally about price formation and market dynamics. This concept directly relates to how markets function and prices adjust over time.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S2 (coordination/anti-oscillation) as it describes market oscillations and temporary variations that need coordination mechanisms to manage. It could also relate to S4 (intelligence) regarding how markets process information about temporary vs. permanent changes.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity provides genuine explanatory power by illuminating how market mechanisms differentiate between temporary and permanent price changes, and how different price components (wages, profit, rent) respond differently to market fluctuations. This reveals important structural relations in price formation.
