ühtlast

Ühtlast is a fictional unit of measurement used in theoretical discussions of collective decision-making and world-building. It denotes the relative influence of an individual stance within a group process.

The term is a constructed neologism, not tied to any real language. It is commonly used in academic-style writings and narrative contexts to illustrate weighted voting and consensus dynamics.

In a ühtlast model, each participant is assigned a non-negative value that represents their influence. The total support for an option is the sum of the weights of supporters; a decision passes when this total reaches a predefined threshold.

Weights may be uniform or derived from attributes such as expertise or stake. They can be normalized so the sum of all weights equals one, facilitating comparisons across groups.

Applications include simulations of governance, policy design, and game mechanics. The concept is often contrasted with unweighted voting and other weighting schemes.

Critics caution that even simplified models like ühtlast can distort social reality, requiring careful rule specification and sensitivity analysis.

See also: weighted voting, quorum, consensus, public choice.