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agalmics

agalmics noun: the study and practice of the production and allocation of non-scarce goods.

Noun

agalmics (uncountable)

  1. The study and practice of the production and allocation of non-scarce goods.
    • So we can be certain that, over time, more and more basic goods will become less and less scarce. With these changes, it becomes increasingly important to understand how human beings allocate non-scarce goods. Indeed, a sort of "economics" of non-scarcity becomes an important study. But economics...1999 April 4, Robert Levin, “The Marginalization of Scarcity”, in rednsx.org
    • The terminal cleared its throat: “I’m sorry, I was unable to understand that. What economic system would you like to pay in? We accept money, approved modal barter, agalmic kudos metrics, temporal futures, and—”2004, Timelike Diplomacy: Singularity Sky and Iron Sunrise

Origin of agalmics

Ancient Greek ἄγαλμα (ágalma, “votive offering”) + -ics.

Questions about agalmics

What does agalmics mean?
Agalmics means the study and practice of the production and allocation of non-scarce goods.
What part of speech is agalmics?
Agalmics is a noun.

Words near agalmics in the dictionary

  1. agalma
  2. agalmata
  3. agalmatolite
  4. agalmatolites
  5. agalmatophilia
  6. agalmics
  7. agals
  8. agalsidase
  9. agalsidases
  10. agaluk
  11. agaluks

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