Meanings
noun
- economicsA measure of the size of firms in relation to the industries they operate in, serving to indicate the amount of competition among them.
Synonyms: Herfindahl-Hirschman index
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA measure of the size of firms in relation to the industries they operate in, serving to indicate the amount of competition among them.
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Herfindahl-Hirschman index
Origin
Named after the economist Orris C. Herfindahl.
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Herfindahl index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herfindahl%20index
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“Herfindahl index.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herfindahl%20index. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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