Etymology

tatonnement

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Today it means: An iterative auction process by which an exchange equilibrium is imagined to be achieved. Full definition →

French tâtonnement
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  1. French · borrowed fromtâtonnement“groping”
  2. English todaytatonnement

Borrowed from French tâtonnement (“groping”).

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