# kaal:claim:6607458-011

**Claim.** The computative agent is not a satisficer, because computational resources are capital rather than a fixed cognitive endowment, so added capacity scales the size and quality of the generable possibility space rather than easing a cognitive bound.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> The computative agent is not a satisficer. Computational resources are capital rather than a fixed cognitive endowment. An increase in computational capacity increases the size and quality of the possibility space the agent can generate

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Computative Economics A Framework for Economic Analysis under Computational Abundance* (2026), III.C. Distinction from the Bounded-Rationality Agent, page 10

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Computative Economics A Framework for Economic Analysis under Computational Abundance (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6607458

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**Topics.** risk-and-incentives

**Keywords.** bounded-rationality, satisficing, computational-capital, possibility-space

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