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condorcet paradox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
con-dorcet -para-dox
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The observation that majority rule is inherently self-contradictory because it is logically impossible for any voting system to guarantee that a winner will have support from a majority.

Inflected Forms

the Condorcet paradox (canonical) Condorcet's paradox (alternative)

Phrases

Condorcet cycle Condorcet method

Frequently Paired Words

Condorcet cycle Condorcet method

Questions

What does condorcet paradox mean?
The observation that majority rule is inherently self-contradictory because it is logically impossible for any voting system to guarantee that a winner will have support from a majority.

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