Meanings
nounPareto optimality (uncountable)
- uncountableAn allocation of resources such that no other allocation makes any one individual better off without making another worse off
Synonyms: Pareto efficiency
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn allocation of resources such that no other allocation makes any one individual better off without making another worse off
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From Italian engineer Vilfredo Pareto.
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Pareto optimality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pareto%20optimality
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