Symbols & Calculation Basis

This table explains the symbols used to understand principal, seniority and reward shares. Amounts represent token quantities; actual receipts depend on completed settlement.

Symbol	Meaning	How to Read It
$m$	Meal Number	Each successful advance starts the next meal, at least eight hours after the previous advance.
$\Delta t$	Meal Interval	Time since the previous successful advance; one allocation counts at most 16 hours.
$p_i$	Position Principal	$FATCAT staked in position $i$. Ordinary positions require at least 100,000 $FATCAT in whole tokens.
$c_i$	Seniority Multiplier	Zero before an ordinary new position activates, then 1, rising each active meal to a maximum of 22.
$k_a$	Incentive Multiplier	Set per asset $a$ within 1.0×–2.0×, shown as values such as 1.5×; initially managed by the project team.
$w_i$	Position Weight	$p_i \times c_i \times k_a$ for the position’s current diet asset $a$, used to determine the reward share.
$W$	Total Eligible Weight	All eligible position weights for the meal; new staking can change your relative share.
$B$	Belly Reserves	Recognized WBNB funds, including allocations not yet paid out for settlement.
$L$	Reserved Funds	Allocated funds still in Belly awaiting purchases or settlement; they cannot be allocated again.
$U$	Unreserved Balance	Belly reserves minus reserved funds, available for a new meal’s allocation and never counted below zero.
$a$	Diet Asset	A position’s selected reward asset from the enabled menu.
$Q_a$	Diet Budget	The meal’s WBNB-denominated budget for diet $a$, rather than its final received token quantity.

See Meals & Seniority and Belly Reserve & Release.