Coined Term • 2026
Authority Propagation Coefficient
How much citation authority transfers between related entities through ontological declarations
Status
Coined by Joseph Byrum
Year Introduced
2026
Domain
Entity Engineering
Term Type
Operational Framework
Corroboration
Understanding Authority Propagation Coefficient
The coefficient characterizing how much of a parent entity's citation authority transfers to a related entity through machine-readable ontological relationship declarations. Formally: ÃÂ_prop(E_A → E_B, Ä) = E[ΔCPQ(E_B) | CPQ(E_A) increases by 1 unit]. Bounded: ÃÂ_prop ≤ É_propagation ÃÂ- κ_authority.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Authority Propagation Coefficient?
The Authority Propagation Coefficient (ρ_prop) characterizes how much of a parent entity's citation authority transfers to a related entity through machine-readable ontological relationship declarations. Formally, ρ_prop(E_A → E_B, θ) = E[ΔCPQ(E_B) | CPQ(E_A) increases by 1 unit].
What bounds the propagation coefficient?
ρ_prop is bounded: ρ_prop ≤ ρ_propagation × κ_authority, where κ_authority is an attenuation factor. This means authority always propagates at less than 1:1 ratio — related entities cannot fully inherit parent entity authority — and the transfer magnitude depends on the quality and specificity of the declared relationship.
How is authority propagation used strategically?
Organizations can deliberately structure sameAs networks and ontological relationship declarations to propagate founder authority to a company entity (or vice versa) in directions that strengthen citation probability. However, high propagation also means that adversarial damage to one entity in the network partially propagates to related entities, creating shared risk.
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