---
entity_slug: market_price_mechanism_regulation
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:46:53.542045'
overall_score: 2.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 1.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: There is no definition provided at all, making it impossible to assess
    precision or distinctness. The entity name suggests a concept about how market
    prices regulate mechanisms, but without a definition, it remains completely vague.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While Smith does discuss how market prices coordinate economic activity
    and regulate supply/demand, the specific phrase "market price mechanism regulation"
    appears to be a modern analytical construct rather than a concept Smith explicitly
    articulates. The terminology feels imposed rather than extracted from the source
    text.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The concept appears to belong in the economic coordination/market function
    domain, which would be appropriate for Smith's work. However, without a clear
    definition or specified domain, it's difficult to assess whether the placement
    is optimal or if it overlaps with other market-related entities.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has strong potential VSM relevance, likely mapping to S2
    (coordination/anti-oscillation) as market prices serve to coordinate economic
    actors and prevent system oscillations. It could also relate to S3 (internal regulation)
    in how prices regulate market behavior.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While the underlying concept of price-based market regulation is important
    in Smith's theory, this entity as currently formulated adds little explanatory
    value due to its lack of definition and unclear scope. It appears to name a phenomenon
    without illuminating the actual mechanism.
---

# Evaluation: Market Price Mechanism Regulation

## definition_precision — 1.0 / 5.0

There is no definition provided at all, making it impossible to assess precision or distinctness. The entity name suggests a concept about how market prices regulate mechanisms, but without a definition, it remains completely vague.

## source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

While Smith does discuss how market prices coordinate economic activity and regulate supply/demand, the specific phrase "market price mechanism regulation" appears to be a modern analytical construct rather than a concept Smith explicitly articulates. The terminology feels imposed rather than extracted from the source text.

## domain_placement — 3.0 / 5.0

The concept appears to belong in the economic coordination/market function domain, which would be appropriate for Smith's work. However, without a clear definition or specified domain, it's difficult to assess whether the placement is optimal or if it overlaps with other market-related entities.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity has strong potential VSM relevance, likely mapping to S2 (coordination/anti-oscillation) as market prices serve to coordinate economic actors and prevent system oscillations. It could also relate to S3 (internal regulation) in how prices regulate market behavior.

## explanatory_value — 2.0 / 5.0

While the underlying concept of price-based market regulation is important in Smith's theory, this entity as currently formulated adds little explanatory value due to its lack of definition and unclear scope. It appears to name a phenomenon without illuminating the actual mechanism.
