Variable [C]: The Cost of Loss
This variable can be measured by quantifying 3 subvariables : Uniqueness : How many others like it there are available and how many different or similar features the item has from others like it. Replaceability: How much effort, time, energy or resources are needed to (re) create. Importance : How much use, in time and instances, the item had. By the amount of increase/decrease in efficiency with or without it. By the consequence of its absence. Imagine the following two scenarios involving the loss of a pencil. You're about to draw something as a hobby but notice you've lost your pencil, you have a pack of 10 pencils of this same type, so you just grab another one. The store where you bought them is also around the corner, so grabbing another pack is also a simple task. You're about to take a test, which requires a no.2 pencil. You managed to buy the last no.2 pencil they had at t...