# PACELC Theorem / Throughput

> "pacelc-theorem" (causality-core layer) is traded against "Throughput" (performance-core layer) — a principle cannot be scope-separated from a quality, metric, or cost it competes with; resolve by measuring "Throughput" and choosing an explicit operating point.

Record: `tension:pacelc-theorem-throughput`
Kind: tension
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema#tension-pacelc-theorem-throughput

## tensions-with

- [PACELC Theorem](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/pacelc-theorem.md)
- [Throughput](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/throughput.md)