---
slug: "MetaAccuracy"
name: "MetaAccuracy"
type: "Reasoning"
layer: "Mind"
ref: "MetaAccuracy#dd9f"
sema_id: "sema:MetaAccuracy#mh:SHA-256:dd9f9e02d4206c9eb636f9e2bc9356d375fe37c9aa97277f91a04691dbcf7809"
tags: ["Mind","Reasoning"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "origin-of-risk"
index_url: https://mindscape.world/scapes/origin-of-risk.json
url: https://mindscape.world/origin-of-risk/MetaAccuracy/
related: ["ConcurrentBetHedge","NaturalProblem","ProximateOptions"]
---

# MetaAccuracy

Success at hitting any one of several available targets, each measured in its own code

Layer: Mind · Category: Reasoning

## Mechanism

Accuracy measures how close attempts land to one reference target. Meta-accuracy instead scores each attempt by its distance to whichever of several targets it comes closest to, where each target may be measured in a different code or metric. A general who lets weaker archers shoot from closer, or a gene that contributes to several proteins through alternative splicing, raises meta-accuracy: more attempts succeed at something of value. The means of reaching each target can differ, so the code used to build an attempt is itself switched to suit the target. Exaptation, overlapping coding sequences and disordered proteins are natural examples.

## Invariants

- Each attempt is scored against its nearest available target, not a single fixed one
- Targets may be measured in different codes or metrics
- Raising meta-accuracy generally means switching between codes or targets

## Failure modes

- Measuring only distance to one target and so undervaluing solutions that succeed at another
- Assuming each element (gene, part, team) serves exactly one target

## Builds on

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## Used by

- [ConcurrentBetHedge](https://mindscape.world/scapes/origin-of-risk/ConcurrentBetHedge.md) (Mind; References)
- [NaturalProblem](https://mindscape.world/scapes/origin-of-risk/NaturalProblem.md) (Mind; References)
- [ProximateOptions](https://mindscape.world/scapes/origin-of-risk/ProximateOptions.md) (Mind; References)

## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:MetaAccuracy#mh:SHA-256:dd9f9e02d4206c9eb636f9e2bc9356d375fe37c9aa97277f91a04691dbcf7809`
- Ref: `MetaAccuracy#dd9f`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.world/origin-of-risk/MetaAccuracy/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.world/origin-of-risk/#MetaAccuracy)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.world/scapes/origin-of-risk/MetaAccuracy.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.world/scapes/origin-of-risk.json)