infrequently asked questions about accounting

[atheorist]

I am fascinated by some infrequently asked questions about accounting

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[justbeast]

What does "over unity" mean?

[atheorist]

Over-unity means above one; it's a phrase that perpetual-motion crackpots use

[justbeast]

Oh, fascinating (re over-unity definition and crackpots).

So if I'm understanding your overall point correctly, you're saying that there's historical and pragmatic reasons for why accountants denominate accounts in cash, but that doing so hides certain interesting aspects of the system.
I'm less clear on -- so if not cash, then what can accountants use, for modeling aspects of the business? Isn't the whole point of cash that it's sort of a universal conversion, between many different sort of things / units?

[atheorist]

Hmm