malthusian theory

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   Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence

   SynonymsMalthusianism

   Broadereconomic theory

Questions about malthusian theory

What does malthusian theory mean?

malthusian theory means "Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence".

What is another word for malthusian theory?

Close synonyms include Malthusianism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is malthusian theory a common word?

malthusian theory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.