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entity_slug: real_price
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:16:00.798232'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes real price from nominal price by
    anchoring it to labor command and subsistence provision, creating a precise conceptual
    boundary. The definition avoids circularity and captures Smith's specific technical
    meaning rather than colloquial usage.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is deeply rooted in Smith's actual text, particularly his
    labor theory of value and his distinction between real and nominal prices throughout
    The Wealth of Nations. The entity accurately reflects Smith's own terminology
    and theoretical framework without imposing modern interpretations.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Placement in the "Exchange" domain is precisely correct, as real price
    is fundamentally about how commodities exchange against labor and subsistence
    rather than against money. This concept sits at the heart of Smith's exchange
    theory and value measurement.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Real price functions primarily as an S4 (intelligence) concept, providing
    environmental scanning capability to distinguish true economic signals from monetary
    noise. However, it also serves S3 (audit) functions by enabling assessment of
    actual versus apparent value, giving it moderate VSM relevance.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: "This entity illuminates a crucial mechanism in Smith's economic system\u2014\
    how to measure true economic value independent of monetary fluctuations. It provides\
    \ essential analytical power for understanding Smith's critique of mercantilism\
    \ and his theory of wealth creation."
---

# Evaluation: Real Price

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes real price from nominal price by anchoring it to labor command and subsistence provision, creating a precise conceptual boundary. The definition avoids circularity and captures Smith's specific technical meaning rather than colloquial usage.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is deeply rooted in Smith's actual text, particularly his labor theory of value and his distinction between real and nominal prices throughout The Wealth of Nations. The entity accurately reflects Smith's own terminology and theoretical framework without imposing modern interpretations.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

Placement in the "Exchange" domain is precisely correct, as real price is fundamentally about how commodities exchange against labor and subsistence rather than against money. This concept sits at the heart of Smith's exchange theory and value measurement.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

Real price functions primarily as an S4 (intelligence) concept, providing environmental scanning capability to distinguish true economic signals from monetary noise. However, it also serves S3 (audit) functions by enabling assessment of actual versus apparent value, giving it moderate VSM relevance.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity illuminates a crucial mechanism in Smith's economic system—how to measure true economic value independent of monetary fluctuations. It provides essential analytical power for understanding Smith's critique of mercantilism and his theory of wealth creation.
