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fair division

fair division noun: the problem of dividing a set of resources among several people who have an entitlement to them, such that each person receives their due share.

Noun

fair division (plural fair divisions)

  1. the problem of dividing a set of resources among several people who have an entitlement to them, such that each person receives their due share

Forms of fair division

pluralfair divisions

Questions about fair division

What does fair division mean?
Fair division means the problem of dividing a set of resources among several people who have an entitlement to them, such that each person receives their due share.
What part of speech is fair division?
Fair division is a noun.
What is the plural of fair division?
The plural of fair division is fair divisions.

Words near fair division in the dictionary

  1. fair copy
  2. fair crack of the whip
  3. fair dealing
  4. fair dinks
  5. fair dinkum
  6. fair division
  7. fair divisions
  8. fair do's
  9. fair doos
  10. fair dos
  11. fair enough

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