---
entity_slug: market_price_adjustment
entity_type: Process
vsm_system: S2
type_rationale: Market Price Adjustment is described as "the process by which prices
  are determined" through ongoing activities of higgling and bargaining, making it
  fundamentally a flow or activity with duration rather than a static entity.
vsm_rationale: This process operates as a coordination mechanism that uses price signals
  to prevent market oscillations and maintain stability in the business of common
  life, which is the core function of System 2.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:13:29.869313'
---

# Classification: Market Price Adjustment

## Entity Type

Process

## VSM System

S2

## Type Rationale

Market Price Adjustment is described as "the process by which prices are determined" through ongoing activities of higgling and bargaining, making it fundamentally a flow or activity with duration rather than a static entity.

## VSM Rationale

This process operates as a coordination mechanism that uses price signals to prevent market oscillations and maintain stability in the business of common life, which is the core function of System 2.
