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Batch evaluation of all 988 entities via OpenRouter. 984 succeeded on first pass; 3 failed (network errors). eval-summary --update-metrics written with per_entity_mean=3.9556. Viability dashboard: 6/6 PASS redundancy_ratio 0.0061 (max 0.10) coverage_ratio 0.6190 (min 0.40) coherence_comps 0.0000 (max 3) consistency_cycles 0.0000 (max 0) granularity_entropy 2.6748 (min 1.0) per_entity_mean 3.9556 (min 3.5) Dimension breakdown (mean across 985 entities): definition_precision 3.62 source_grounding 4.36 domain_placement 4.56 vsm_relevance 3.31 explanatory_value 3.94 Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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entity_slug: militia
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evaluator: null
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evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:52:52.927092'
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overall_score: 4.0
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scores:
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- name: definition_precision
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value: 4.0
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max_value: 5.0
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rationale: 'The definition clearly distinguishes militia from standing armies through
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specific characteristics: part-time service, civilian occupations maintained,
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self-funded subsistence, and periodic training. The definition is precise and
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non-circular, capturing a distinct military organizational form.'
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- name: source_grounding
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value: 5.0
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max_value: 5.0
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rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's discussion of military organization
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in Book V, Chapter 1, where he explicitly contrasts militia with standing armies
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as two fundamental approaches to public defense. The characteristics described
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align closely with Smith's analysis of how militias function in different stages
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of societal development.
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- name: domain_placement
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value: 4.0
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max_value: 5.0
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rationale: '"Regulation" is appropriate as militia represents a regulatory mechanism
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for public defense, one of the essential functions of government that Smith discusses.
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However, it could also fit under a "Public Goods" or "Defense" domain, though
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regulation captures the institutional aspect well.'
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- name: vsm_relevance
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value: 3.0
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max_value: 5.0
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rationale: Militia maps reasonably to S1 (primary operations) as it represents an
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operational capability for defense, but it also has S3 elements as a regulatory
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mechanism for maintaining social order. The mapping is not as clear-cut as some
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other entities, making it moderately VSM-relevant.
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- name: explanatory_value
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value: 4.0
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max_value: 5.0
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rationale: This entity illuminates an important structural mechanism in Smith's
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analysis of how societies organize defense functions, particularly the trade-offs
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between citizen-soldiers and professional armies. It reveals underlying economic
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principles about how military capability relates to economic development and state
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capacity.
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# Evaluation: Militia
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## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0
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The definition clearly distinguishes militia from standing armies through specific characteristics: part-time service, civilian occupations maintained, self-funded subsistence, and periodic training. The definition is precise and non-circular, capturing a distinct military organizational form.
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## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0
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This entity is directly grounded in Smith's discussion of military organization in Book V, Chapter 1, where he explicitly contrasts militia with standing armies as two fundamental approaches to public defense. The characteristics described align closely with Smith's analysis of how militias function in different stages of societal development.
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## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0
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"Regulation" is appropriate as militia represents a regulatory mechanism for public defense, one of the essential functions of government that Smith discusses. However, it could also fit under a "Public Goods" or "Defense" domain, though regulation captures the institutional aspect well.
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## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0
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Militia maps reasonably to S1 (primary operations) as it represents an operational capability for defense, but it also has S3 elements as a regulatory mechanism for maintaining social order. The mapping is not as clear-cut as some other entities, making it moderately VSM-relevant.
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## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0
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This entity illuminates an important structural mechanism in Smith's analysis of how societies organize defense functions, particularly the trade-offs between citizen-soldiers and professional armies. It reveals underlying economic principles about how military capability relates to economic development and state capacity.
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