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entity_slug: average_price_of_corn
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:36:32.541074'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes between average price over time
    versus annual fluctuations, establishing a precise temporal concept. It avoids
    circularity and identifies a specific economic measure with clear boundaries.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Smith extensively discusses corn prices and their long-term trends in
    Book I, Chapter 5, using average prices as a key analytical tool for understanding
    monetary value and market stability. This concept is directly drawn from his detailed
    price analysis.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Exchange" is the correct domain placement since average corn prices
    serve as Smith''s primary example for understanding how exchange values stabilize
    over time and relate to monetary standards. This fits perfectly within exchange
    theory rather than production or distribution.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has moderate VSM relevance as it could map to S4 (intelligence/environmental
    adaptation) since it represents environmental scanning of price trends over time.
    However, it's primarily a measurement concept rather than a clear systemic function.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides significant explanatory power by illuminating Smith's
    mechanism for understanding long-term price stability and the relationship between
    silver value and grain markets. It reveals structural relations in how markets
    establish reference points for value over time.
---

# Evaluation: Average Price Of Corn

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes between average price over time versus annual fluctuations, establishing a precise temporal concept. It avoids circularity and identifies a specific economic measure with clear boundaries.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

Smith extensively discusses corn prices and their long-term trends in Book I, Chapter 5, using average prices as a key analytical tool for understanding monetary value and market stability. This concept is directly drawn from his detailed price analysis.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"Exchange" is the correct domain placement since average corn prices serve as Smith's primary example for understanding how exchange values stabilize over time and relate to monetary standards. This fits perfectly within exchange theory rather than production or distribution.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has moderate VSM relevance as it could map to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) since it represents environmental scanning of price trends over time. However, it's primarily a measurement concept rather than a clear systemic function.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides significant explanatory power by illuminating Smith's mechanism for understanding long-term price stability and the relationship between silver value and grain markets. It reveals structural relations in how markets establish reference points for value over time.
