malthusian

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adjective malthusian of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked. 1
noun malthusian a follower of Malthus. 1
adjective malthusian of or relating to the theory of Malthus stating that increases in population tend to exceed increases in the means of subsistence and that therefore sexual restraint should be exercised 0
noun malthusian a supporter of this theory 0
adjective malthusian of Malthus and his theory that the world population tends to increase faster than the food supply with inevitable disastrous results unless natural restrictions, such as war, famine, and disease, reduce the population or the increase is checked by moral restraint 0
adjective malthusian of, or relating to Malthus or his views on human population and world resources. 0

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; Malthus + -ian

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