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Keynesian beauty contest

Keynesian beauty contest noun: a theoretical beauty contest where judges are rewarded for selecting the most popular faces among all judges, rather than those they personally find the most attractive. The idea may be applied to the buying of stocks in financial markets.

Noun

Keynesian beauty contest (plural Keynesian beauty contests)

  1. A theoretical beauty contest where judges are rewarded for selecting the most popular faces among all judges, rather than those they personally find the most attractive. The idea may be applied to the buying of stocks in financial markets.

Forms of Keynesian beauty contest

pluralKeynesian beauty contests

Questions about Keynesian beauty contest

What does Keynesian beauty contest mean?
Keynesian beauty contest means a theoretical beauty contest where judges are rewarded for selecting the most popular faces among all judges, rather than those they personally find the most attractive. The idea may be applied to the buying of stocks in financial markets.
What part of speech is Keynesian beauty contest?
Keynesian beauty contest is a noun.
What is the plural of Keynesian beauty contest?
The plural of Keynesian beauty contest is Keynesian beauty contests.

Words near Keynesian beauty contest in the dictionary

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  9. Keynesianism
  10. Keynesianisms
  11. Keynesianist

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