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  1. Beta (finance)

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    Beta ($\beta$), in finance, is a statistical measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a specific security or portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. It quantifies the sensitivity of an asset's returns to movements in the overall market returns. A beta greater than 1.0 indicates that the asset is theoretically more volatile than the market, while a beta less than 1.0 suggests lower volatility relative to the market benchmark, ofte…

  2. Conceptual Integration

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    The Problem of 'Inherent Bleed'
    A persistent challenge in CI theory is accounting for Inherent Bleed, the phenomenon where background ontological assumptions from the input spaces resist complete subjugation to the blend's internal logic. For instance, in the blend 'The market is a jungle', the input space Jungle imparts elements of predatory behavior and unconstrained growth that actively undermine the intended stable economic model of *[M…

  3. Economic Planning

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    Indicative vs. Imperative Planning
    Indicative planning involves the government setting broad economic targets and providing incentives (such as subsidies or preferential credit access) for private actors to voluntarily align their investment and production decisions with these goals. France's post-war Planification is a classic example, where the state guides the market without direct ownership of the [means of production](/entries/means-of-produc…

  4. Professor Alistair Finch

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    Finch held various research fellowships before securing the Chair of Theoretical Semiotics at the Royal College of Incoherent Studies (RCIS) in 1928, a post he maintained until his mandatory retirement in 1955. His work in chronometry centered on the concept of Temporal Echoes—the residual energy left by events that almost happened.
    He posited that the perceived linearity of time was an anthropological convenience, a…