Paretian
Paretian adjective: relating to Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923), Italian sociologist, economist and philosopher.
Adjective
Paretian (comparative more Paretian, superlative most Paretian)
- Relating to Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923), Italian sociologist, economist and philosopher.
- To come back to preferences and the controversies between economists on the nature of the utility, those such as Armstrong who criticized the Paretian ordinal concept of utility, since it implies the transitivity of the indifference relation, concluded that the utility had to be measurable.2002, Aleskerov, Monjardet, Utility Maximization, Choice and Preference, Springer, page 5
Forms of Paretian
| comparative | more Paretian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Paretian |
Origin of Paretian
From Pareto + -ian.
Questions about Paretian
- What does Paretian mean?
- Paretian means relating to Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923), Italian sociologist, economist and philosopher.
- What part of speech is Paretian?
- Paretian is an adjective.
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