Semantic Economy: Measurement Specifications Technical Standards for Quantifying Meaning-Flows — Crimson Hexagon Archive

Technical specification document defining nine measurement formulas for quantifying semantic labor, semantic capital, semantic liquidation, and semantic integrity within the Semantic Economy framework.

CATEGORY A — Semantic Labor Measures:

- A1. Time-Use Semantic Density (TUSD) — meaning-production intensity of time

- A2. Affective Return on Investment (AROI) — benefit from semantic labor

CATEGORY B — Semantic Capital Measures:

- B1. Terminological Authority Index (TAI) — definitional control in AI outputs

- B2. Coherence Persistence Index (CPI) — meaning survival under compression

CATEGORY C — Semantic Liquidation Measures:

- C1. Semantic Decay Delta (SDD) — nuance loss between original and summary

- C2. Provenance Erasure Rate (PER) — correct usage without citation

- C3. Semantic Debt Ratio (SDR) — extraction vs. replenishment gap

CATEGORY D — Integrity Verification Measures:

- D1. Integrity Knot Test (IKT) — editorial intervention detection

- D2. Semantic Integrity Marker Survival Rate (SIMSR) — processing fidelity

Each specification includes: formula, variables, interpretation guide, and application examples.

Foundational principle: Semantic labor is any human activity that produces, maintains, or transmits meaning — including non-digital, non-market activity. When a mother comforts her child, she performs semantic labor.

Framework: Semantic Economy / NH-OS

Status: Technical Specification v1.0

Verification: ∮ = 1