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microfoundation

microfoundation noun: a microeconomic foundation for a macroeconomic theory or system.

Noun

microfoundation (plural microfoundations)

  1. A microeconomic foundation for a macroeconomic theory or system
    • But whether such microfoundations are necessary at all is not entirely clear.2015 October 24, “Learning What to Want: Context-Sensitive Preference Learning”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of microfoundation

pluralmicrofoundations

Origin of microfoundation

From micro- + foundation.

Questions about microfoundation

What does microfoundation mean?
Microfoundation means a microeconomic foundation for a macroeconomic theory or system.
What part of speech is microfoundation?
Microfoundation is a noun.
What is the plural of microfoundation?
The plural of microfoundation is microfoundations.

Words near microfoundation in the dictionary

  1. microfossil
  2. microfossils
  3. microfouler
  4. microfoulers
  5. microfouling
  6. microfoundation
  7. microfoundations
  8. microfounded
  9. microfraction
  10. microfractionated
  11. microfractionation

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