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pareto improvement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
pare-to im-prove-ment
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A change in the allocation of a resource to a set of individuals that is an improvement for at least one and no worse for any other.

Etymology

Named after Vilfredo Pareto.

Inflected Forms

Pareto improvements (plural) Pareto-improvement (alternative)

Phrases

Kaldor-Hicks improvement Pareto efficient Pareto optimal

Frequently Paired Words

Kaldor-Hicks improvement Pareto efficient Pareto optimal

Questions

What does pareto improvement mean?
A change in the allocation of a resource to a set of individuals that is an improvement for at least one and no worse for any other.
Where does pareto improvement come from?
Named after Vilfredo Pareto.

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