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Chamberlinian

Chamberlinian adjective: of or relating to Edward Chamberlin (1899–1967), American economist.

Adjective

Chamberlinian (comparative more Chamberlinian, superlative most Chamberlinian)

  1. Of or relating to Edward Chamberlin (1899–1967), American economist.
    • In the long run the short-run increase in profits prompts entry of new firms which continues until all firms exactly break even (the Chamberlinian tangency solution).2017, Ben J. Heidra, Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics, third edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 404

Forms of Chamberlinian

comparativemore Chamberlinian
superlativemost Chamberlinian

Origin of Chamberlinian

From Chamberlin + -ian.

Words formed from Chamberlinian

  • Chamberlinian monopolistic competition

Questions about Chamberlinian

What does Chamberlinian mean?
Chamberlinian means of or relating to Edward Chamberlin (1899–1967), American economist.
What part of speech is Chamberlinian?
Chamberlinian is an adjective.

Words near Chamberlinian in the dictionary

  1. chamberleted
  2. chamberlets
  3. chamberletted
  4. chamberlike
  5. chamberlin
  6. Chamberlinian
  7. chamberlins
  8. chambermaid
  9. chambermaiding
  10. chambermaids
  11. chambermate

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