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backward-lookingness

backward-lookingness noun: the quality or state of being backward-looking.

Noun

backward-lookingness (uncountable)

  1. the quality or state of being backward-looking
    • In a sense, forward-looking monetary policy is acting, in a second-best fashion, to counter a backward-looking externality elsewhere in the economy. It is interesting to explore this notion further by considering the trade-off between the degree of backward-lookingness on the part of the private...1999, Nicoletta Batini, Andrew Haldane, “Forward-Looking Rules for Monetary Policy”, in John B. Taylor, editor, Monetary Policy Rules, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 158

Origin of backward-lookingness

From backward-looking + -ness.

Questions about backward-lookingness

What does backward-lookingness mean?
Backward-lookingness means the quality or state of being backward-looking.
What part of speech is backward-lookingness?
Backward-lookingness is a noun.

Words near backward-lookingness in the dictionary

  1. backward rolls
  2. backward slash
  3. backward slashes
  4. backward-compatible
  5. backward-looking
  6. backward-lookingness
  7. backward-rationalize
  8. backward-rationalized
  9. backward-rationalizes
  10. backward-rationalizing
  11. backwardated

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