Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leontiefian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
leon-tiefi-an
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Wassily Leontief (Russian: Василий Васильевич Леонтьев; 1905–1999), Soviet-American economist known for his research on input–output analysis and how changes in one economic sector may affect other sectors.

Inflected Forms

more Leontiefian (comparative) most Leontiefian (superlative) Leontievian (alternative)

Questions

What does leontiefian mean?
Of or relating to Wassily Leontief (Russian: Василий Васильевич Леонтьев; 1905–1999), Soviet-American economist known for his research on input–output analysis and how changes in one economic sector may affect other sectors.

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