# kaal:claim:3411897-032

**Claim.** Human business interactions require a flexibility that is at odds with the merciless mathematical logic of smart contracts, so smart contracting cannot ensure the flexible interpretation of intent that human interaction requires.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- human commercial relationships requiring interpretation of intent

**Source quote.**

> Human business interactions require a flexibility that is at odds with merciless mathematical logic of smart contracts.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralization - Past, Present, and Future* (2019), Part 2: The Present, Unleashing the Power of Decentralization, page 40

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization - Past, Present, and Future (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3411897

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**Failure mode.** rigidity-of-mathematical-logic  (family: smart-contract-rigidity)

**Topics.** smart-contracts

**Keywords.** smart-contracts, contract-flexibility, code-is-law, limitations

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