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Penrosian

Penrosian adjective: of or relating to Edith Penrose (1914–1996), American-born British economist.

Adjective

Penrosian (comparative more Penrosian, superlative most Penrosian)

  1. Of or relating to Edith Penrose (1914–1996), American-born British economist.
  2. Of or relating to Roger Penrose (1931–), American-born British physicist.

Forms of Penrosian

comparativemore Penrosian
superlativemost Penrosian

Origin of Penrosian

From Penrose + -ian.

Questions about Penrosian

What does Penrosian mean?
Penrosian means of or relating to Edith Penrose (1914–1996), American-born British economist.
What part of speech is Penrosian?
Penrosian is an adjective.

Words near Penrosian in the dictionary

  1. Penrose transforms
  2. Penrose triangle
  3. Penrose triangles
  4. Penrose-Lucas argument
  5. penroseite
  6. Penrosian
  7. Penruddock
  8. Penry
  9. Penryn
  10. pens
  11. pens in

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