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Hicksian meaning

Of or relating to John Hicks (1904–1989), British economist.

Using Hicksian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to John Hicks (1904–1989), British economist.

Context around Hicksian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

demand 1× per 1×

Sentence patterns with Hicksian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

depends on hicksian demand instead 1× made between hicksian per john 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a comparable measure 1× hicks vs marshall 1×

Common sentence endings:

marshall deadweight loss 1× of marshallian demand 1×

Words around Hicksian

Just before it in the word index:

hickscorner 2 hicks 505 hickox 4 hickory 102 hickories 2 hickok 9

Just after it in the word index:

hicksite 3 hicksites 2 hickson 22 hickstead 2 hicksville 17 hicp 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadvantage 4 aafa 4

Corpus analysis for Hicksian

  • In this selection, "hicksian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, demand and per stand out and add context to how "hicksian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include depends on hicksian demand instead and made between hicksian per john. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hicksian" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hicksian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A comparable measure of loss is the compensating variation, which depends on Hicksian demand instead of Marshallian demand. (18 words)

Hicks vs. Marshall An important distinction should be made between Hicksian (per John Hicks ) and Marshallian (per Alfred Marshall ) deadweight loss. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Hicks vs. Marshall An important distinction should be made between Hicksian (per John Hicks ) and Marshallian (per Alfred Marshall ) deadweight loss. (21 words)

A comparable measure of loss is the compensating variation, which depends on Hicksian demand instead of Marshallian demand. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

A comparable measure of loss is the compensating variation, which depends on Hicksian demand instead of Marshallian demand.

Hicks vs. Marshall An important distinction should be made between Hicksian (per John Hicks ) and Marshallian (per Alfred Marshall ) deadweight loss.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hicksian" in a sentence?
An example: "A comparable measure of loss is the compensating variation, which depends on Hicksian demand instead of Marshallian demand." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "hicksian" from authentic English texts.
What does "hicksian" mean?
Hicksian means: Of or relating to John Hicks (1904–1989), British economist.
How many example sentences with "hicksian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "hicksian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.