Törnqvist index

noun

A price or quantity index, a discrete approximation to a continuous Divisia index.

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Meanings

noun
  1. economicsA price or quantity index, a discrete approximation to a continuous Divisia index.

Origin

Attributed to Leo Törnqvist (1936).

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