MALTHUSIAN THEORY

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 I. (noun) 

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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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