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One of Buxton's laws of worker entropy, which predicts that, except in {{t|Switzerland}}, the probability of a meeting starting on time can never be 100%, and as the  number of scheduled participants increases, trends to zero. Furthermore the more participants there are the more retarded the starting time (and content) of the meeting will be, meaning  there is an upper bound on the total number of people possible in a viable meeting of a given duration.  
Buxton's [[first law of worker entropy]], also known as the [[meeting paradox]] states that  
*the probability of a meeting starting on time can never be 100%;
*as the  number of scheduled participants increases, tends to zero.  
*the more participants there are the more retarded the starting time (and content) of the meeting will be
As a consequence of these axioms there is an upper bound on the total number of people possible in a viable meeting of a given duration.  


This is because the distribution of arrival times to the meeting is asymmetrically distributed (while no one arrives early, some people arrive late), and experienced meeting participants know of this asymmetric distribution and therefore time their own arrival to the expected functional starting time of they meeting, which in turn further retards that average start time.   
This is because the distribution of arrival times to the meeting is asymmetrically distributed at or past the scheduled start time. No one<ref>Outside the German speaking countries: Peculiar cultural factors (particularly ''[[späteankunftschande]]'' and ''[[früheankunftfreude]]'' are at work here which can skew the calculation, but do not displace the general thrust of the theory.</ref> arrives early, some people arrive late), and experienced meeting participants know of this asymmetric distribution and therefore time their own arrival to the expected functional starting time of they meeting, which in turn further retards that average start time.   


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Buxton's first law of worker entropy, also known as the meeting paradox states that

  • the probability of a meeting starting on time can never be 100%;
  • as the number of scheduled participants increases, tends to zero.
  • the more participants there are the more retarded the starting time (and content) of the meeting will be

As a consequence of these axioms there is an upper bound on the total number of people possible in a viable meeting of a given duration.

This is because the distribution of arrival times to the meeting is asymmetrically distributed at or past the scheduled start time. No one[1] arrives early, some people arrive late), and experienced meeting participants know of this asymmetric distribution and therefore time their own arrival to the expected functional starting time of they meeting, which in turn further retards that average start time.

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  1. ↑ Outside the German speaking countries: Peculiar cultural factors (particularly späteankunftschande and früheankunftfreude are at work here which can skew the calculation, but do not displace the general thrust of the theory.
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