Etymology

creative destruction

Today it means: The process of industrial mutation that continually revolutionizes the economic structure from within. Full definition →

German schöpferische Zerstörung
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  1. German · calque ofschöpferische Zerstörung
  2. English todaycreative destruction

Calque of German schöpferische Zerstörung, popularized by economist Joseph Schumpeter.

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