cube rule

noun

An observation that, in a parliamentary election, the ration of seats won by each party is proportional to the cube of the percentage of the vote obtained by each party

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Meanings

nouncube rule (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn observation that, in a parliamentary election, the ration of seats won by each party is proportional to the cube of the percentage of the vote obtained by each party
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