Metzlerian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the theories of the 20th-century American economist Lloyd Appleton Metzler.

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Meanings

adjectiveMetzlerian (comparative more Metzlerian, superlative most Metzlerian)

comparative more Metzlerian · superlative most Metzlerian

  1. economicsOf or pertaining to the theories of the 20th-century American economist Lloyd Appleton Metzler.
  2. economicsOf a matrix, having negative elements on the main diagonal and non-negative elements everywhere else.

    A matrix with a#95;#123;ii#125;lt;0,a#95;#123;ij#125;#92;ge 0 is called a Metzlerian matrix.

    2010, Giancarlo Gandolfo, Economic Dynamics, 4th edition, Springer, page 271

Origin

From Metzler + -ian.

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Metzlerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Metzlerian

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Chicago

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