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pacman conjecture

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
pac-man -con-jec-ture
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The conjecture that durable-goods monopolists have complete market power and can therefore exercise perfect price discrimination, extracting the total surplus.

Etymology

After the video game character Pac-Man, known for his voracity.

Inflected Forms

the Pacman conjecture (canonical)

Questions

What does pacman conjecture mean?
The conjecture that durable-goods monopolists have complete market power and can therefore exercise perfect price discrimination, extracting the total surplus.
Where does pacman conjecture come from?
After the video game character Pac-Man, known for his voracity.

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