# Quorum

> The requirement that a majority of nodes agree before a decision commits.

Record: `lex:quorum`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-quorum

## category

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/control-coordination-centralization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Consensus](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/consensus.md)