thomas malthus

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Noun thomas malthus has 1 sense

Malthus, Thomas Malthus, Thomas Robert Malthus - an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)
--₁ is a kind of economist, economic expert

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Thomas Malthus

Thomas Malthus was an influential economist and demographer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is best known for his writings and theories on population growth and its implications on society.

Noun

Thomas Malthus refers to the English scholar who proposed the Malthusian theory of population.

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Thomas Malthus argued that population growth would outpace the availability of resources.
The works of Thomas Malthus had a significant impact on the field of economics during his time.

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