On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Jevons. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as economist or logician and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Jevons meaning
A surname.
Using Jevons
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- Useful related words include: william stanley jevons, economist, economic expert, logician.
- In the example corpus, jevons often appears in combinations such as: stanley jevons, jevons and, william jevons.
Context around Jevons
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jevons
- In this selection, "jevons" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stanley, william, triston, 1875, 1880 and presented stand out and add context to how "jevons" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ago williams jevons an 18 and in 1869 jevons realised that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jevons" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jevons
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This came to be known as "Jevons' number". (8 words)
Here's how William Stanley Jevons presented "the problem of Economics". (11 words)
William Stanley Jevons predicted rising gold supply would cause inflation decades before it actually did. (15 words)
Triston Jevons and Harry Alexander - with a retaken effort - also scored in the shootout and Dan Adams netted with the winner but Minster manager Ian Wallace spoke about a team effort and the character from his side. (37 words)
According to economist William Stanley Jevons (1875), representative money arose because metal coins often were "variously clipped or depreciated" during use, but using representations for the value stored in banks ensured its worth. (33 words)
Marshall achieved a measure of fame from this work, and upon the death of William Jevons in 1882, Marshall became the leading British economist of the scientific school of his time. (31 words)
Example sentences (11)
Triston Jevons and Harry Alexander - with a retaken effort - also scored in the shootout and Dan Adams netted with the winner but Minster manager Ian Wallace spoke about a team effort and the character from his side.
Long ago, Williams Jevons, an 18 century English economist, noted that the invention of more fuel-efficient coal-fired steam engines boosted the demand for coal.
According to economist William Stanley Jevons (1875), representative money arose because metal coins often were "variously clipped or depreciated" during use, but using representations for the value stored in banks ensured its worth.
All quotes from W. Stanley Jevons 1880 Elementary Lessons in Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Macmillan and Co., London and New York.
Here's how William Stanley Jevons presented "the problem of Economics".
In 1869 Jevons realised that Boole's methods could be mechanised, and constructed a "logical machine" which he showed to the Royal Society the following year.
Jevons and the Marginal Utility theorists had elaborated a theory of value based on the idea of maximising utility, holding that value depends on demand.
Marshall achieved a measure of fame from this work, and upon the death of William Jevons in 1882, Marshall became the leading British economist of the scientific school of his time.
This came to be known as "Jevons' number".
William Jevons, the founder of that institute, was impressed by Wallace and persuaded him to give lectures there on science and engineering.
William Stanley Jevons predicted rising gold supply would cause inflation decades before it actually did.
Common combinations with jevons
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: