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Pareto principle

Pareto principle proper noun: the principle that describes the phenomenon wherein a small percentage of a population accounts for a large proportion of a particular characteristic of that population.

Proper noun

the Pareto principle

  1. The principle that describes the phenomenon wherein a small percentage of a population accounts for a large proportion of a particular characteristic of that population.

Synonyms of Pareto principle

Origin of Pareto principle

From Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist.

Questions about Pareto principle

What does Pareto principle mean?
Pareto principle means the principle that describes the phenomenon wherein a small percentage of a population accounts for a large proportion of a particular characteristic of that population.
What part of speech is Pareto principle?
Pareto principle is a proper noun.

Words near Pareto principle in the dictionary

  1. Pareto fronts
  2. Pareto improvement
  3. Pareto improvements
  4. Pareto optimal
  5. Pareto optimality
  6. Pareto principle
  7. Pareto's law
  8. Pareto-efficient
  9. Pareto-improvement
  10. Pareto-improvements
  11. Pareto-optimal

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