---
entity_slug: economic_system_experience_accumulation
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:15:46.638042'
overall_score: 3.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition captures a coherent concept about learning from economic
    experience, but it's somewhat broad and could apply to many forms of institutional
    learning. The phrase "gradual building of practical knowledge" is clear but not
    particularly precise about mechanisms or boundaries.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While Smith does discuss different economic systems and their development,
    the specific concept of "experience accumulation" as a systematic process is more
    inferred than explicitly stated in the text. The entity appears to extrapolate
    beyond what Smith directly addresses about learning from economic arrangements.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"General Theory" is appropriate since this concept would span across
    Smith''s discussions of different economic systems and their evolution. It''s
    not specific to trade, production, or any particular economic domain but rather
    addresses meta-level learning about systems.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as
    it describes how economic systems learn from experience and adapt over time. It
    could also relate to S3 (internal regulation) in terms of how societies audit
    and learn from their economic practices.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The concept has moderate explanatory value in understanding how economic
    systems evolve and improve, but it remains somewhat abstract. It identifies an
    important process but doesn't deeply illuminate specific mechanisms of how this
    learning occurs or gets institutionalized.
---

# Evaluation: Economic System Experience Accumulation

## definition_precision — 3.0 / 5.0

The definition captures a coherent concept about learning from economic experience, but it's somewhat broad and could apply to many forms of institutional learning. The phrase "gradual building of practical knowledge" is clear but not particularly precise about mechanisms or boundaries.

## source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

While Smith does discuss different economic systems and their development, the specific concept of "experience accumulation" as a systematic process is more inferred than explicitly stated in the text. The entity appears to extrapolate beyond what Smith directly addresses about learning from economic arrangements.

## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0

"General Theory" is appropriate since this concept would span across Smith's discussions of different economic systems and their evolution. It's not specific to trade, production, or any particular economic domain but rather addresses meta-level learning about systems.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it describes how economic systems learn from experience and adapt over time. It could also relate to S3 (internal regulation) in terms of how societies audit and learn from their economic practices.

## explanatory_value — 3.0 / 5.0

The concept has moderate explanatory value in understanding how economic systems evolve and improve, but it remains somewhat abstract. It identifies an important process but doesn't deeply illuminate specific mechanisms of how this learning occurs or gets institutionalized.
