Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tatonnement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taton-nement
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An iterative auction process by which an exchange equilibrium is imagined to be achieved.

Example Sentences

"Alternatively, we may use a tatonnement algorithm guessing an initial sequence #92;#123;K#95;t#92;#125;#95;#123;t#61;0#125;ᵀ and updating it after each iteration i[.]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French tâtonnement (“groping”).

Inflected Forms

tatonnements (plural)

Questions

What does tatonnement mean?: An iterative auction process by which an exchange equilibrium is imagined to be achieved.
Where does tatonnement come from?: Borrowed from French tâtonnement (“groping”).

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