Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

condorcetian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-dorce-tian
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Nicolas de Condorcet (1743–1794), French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method in voting tally selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election.

Etymology

From Condorcet + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Condorcetian (comparative) most Condorcetian (superlative)

Questions

What does condorcetian mean?
Of or relating to Nicolas de Condorcet (1743–1794), French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method in voting tally selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election.
Where does condorcetian come from?
From Condorcet + -ian.

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