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Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
AIR-ohz im-pos-ih-BIL-ih-tee THEER-em
/ˈɛroʊz ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtiː ˈθɪərəm/Listen
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arrow'simpossibilitytheorem
Dictionary meaning
Kenneth Arrow's mathematical proof that no voting system can simultaneously satisfy all fairness criteria when choosing between three or more options
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