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noun
The viewpoint that the population will always grow faster than the food supply that it needs to survive and prosper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Malthusian theory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: economic theory
History
Etymology tree English Malthus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Malthusian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Malthusianism From Malthusian + -ism.
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