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malthusian theory
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun malthusian theory has 1 sense
- malthusian theory(n = noun.cognition) malthusianism - Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence; Array is a kind of economic theory
CIDE DICTIONARY
malthusian theory, n.
Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence; Malthusianism. See Malthusian. [WordNet 1.5]
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