AIM Framework glossary
Macro-Residue (of Unidirectional PM Flow)
Canonical definition
A Macro-Residue is a computable population-scale outcome whose distribution constitutes an observable signature of cumulative PM extraction across many transactions, despite the dyadic-scale invisibility of the M-component within any individual transaction. The four canonical classes are: (1) concentration of market power (share concentration ratios, ownership distribution, control of essential-good bottlenecks), (2) concentration of coercive power (state capture, regulatory capture, institutional gatekeeping, differential application of legal sanction), (3) Aggregate NMP divergence (cumulative Net Mimetic Position distribution across the population), and (4) A-Floor erosion patterns (real cost of A-sufficiency relative to median income, PM-share of essential-good prices). Macro-residues are computed from outcome data alone and are independent of any participant's introspective contribution. They are the Rung 6 instances of the Aggregation Gradient and the diagnostic class to which the Macro-Residue Visibility Principle and the Aggregation-Concealment Independence Theorem (Appendix A.8) apply. Framework-Specific Construct.
Explanation
A macro-residue is what is left in the data after a long run of mimetic transactions. You will not see it in any single deal, but you will see it when you look at how concentrated ownership has become, how regulatory power has clustered, how unevenly people's lifetime mortgage and credential extraction balances have settled, and how much of the price of basic essentials is now attributable to status rather than function. These are the visible footprints of an invisible process, and they are what makes the framework testable at the level where institutions can act.
Epistemic status
Derived from the Macro-Residue Visibility Principle, the Aggregation Gradient, the Low-Pass Filter Mechanism (of Aggregation), the Aggregation-Concealment Independence Theorem, the Unidirectional PM Flow Principle, the Mimetic Premium Asymmetry Principle, and the Boundedness Asymmetry Principle.
Derivation
Chapter 9, Section 9.10; Appendix A, Section A.8.4; Chapter 8, Section 8.14.3.
Related terms
- Macro-Residue Visibility Principle
- Aggregation Gradient
- Low-Pass Filter Mechanism (of Aggregation)
- Aggregation-Concealment Independence Theorem
- Unidirectional PM Flow Principle
- Mimetic Premium Asymmetry Principle
- A-Floor
- A-Floor Erosion Principle
- Net Mimetic Position
- Concealment Infrastructure
- Observability Boundary
- Boundedness Asymmetry Principle