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Condorcetian

Condorcetian adjective: of or relating to Nicolas de Condorcet (1743–1794), French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method in voting tally selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election.

Adjective

Condorcetian (comparative more Condorcetian, superlative most Condorcetian)

  1. Of or relating to Nicolas de Condorcet (1743–1794), French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method in voting tally selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election.

Forms of Condorcetian

comparativemore Condorcetian
superlativemost Condorcetian

Origin of Condorcetian

From Condorcet + -ian.

Questions about Condorcetian

What does Condorcetian mean?
Condorcetian means of or relating to Nicolas de Condorcet (1743–1794), French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method in voting tally selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election.
What part of speech is Condorcetian?
Condorcetian is an adjective.

Words near Condorcetian in the dictionary

  1. Condorcet cycle
  2. Condorcet cycles
  3. Condorcet method
  4. Condorcet paradox
  5. Condorcet's paradox
  6. Condorcetian
  7. condores
  8. condors
  9. condos
  10. Condoses
  11. condotel

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