---
entity_slug: temporary_price_of_corn
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:30:07.314346'
overall_score: 3.8
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes temporary price fluctuations from
    average prices and specifies the causal mechanism (supply and demand variations).
    It captures a distinct concept though could be slightly more precise about the
    timeframe of "temporary."
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter
    5, where he explicitly discusses how corn prices fluctuate year-to-year and contrasts
    these temporary variations with longer-term average prices.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate as this entity deals with
    price formation and market transactions. Temporary price variations are fundamentally
    about how goods are exchanged in markets under varying conditions.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity represents a market outcome rather than a systemic function,
    making it difficult to map to any specific VSM system. It's more of an observable
    phenomenon that results from VSM processes rather than being a VSM component itself.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While it identifies an important economic phenomenon (price volatility),
    it primarily describes what happens rather than explaining deeper structural mechanisms.
    It has moderate value for understanding market dynamics but lacks the analytical
    depth of core economic principles.
---

# Evaluation: Temporary Price Of Corn

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes temporary price fluctuations from average prices and specifies the causal mechanism (supply and demand variations). It captures a distinct concept though could be slightly more precise about the timeframe of "temporary."

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter 5, where he explicitly discusses how corn prices fluctuate year-to-year and contrasts these temporary variations with longer-term average prices.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate as this entity deals with price formation and market transactions. Temporary price variations are fundamentally about how goods are exchanged in markets under varying conditions.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

This entity represents a market outcome rather than a systemic function, making it difficult to map to any specific VSM system. It's more of an observable phenomenon that results from VSM processes rather than being a VSM component itself.

## explanatory_value — 3.0 / 5.0

While it identifies an important economic phenomenon (price volatility), it primarily describes what happens rather than explaining deeper structural mechanisms. It has moderate value for understanding market dynamics but lacks the analytical depth of core economic principles.
