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MALTHUSIAN THEORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
Synonyms:
Malthusian theory; Malthusianism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Malthusian theory" is a kind of...):
economic theory ((economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods))
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