supercycle

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noun

A regular cycle of superoutbursts.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounsupercycle (plural supercycles)

plural supercycles

  1. astronomyA regular cycle of superoutbursts.
  2. economicsA Kondratiev wave.
  3. economicsAn Elliott wave or a type thereof.
  4. economicsA prolonged period of growth and profitability.

    The uplift in prices is anticipated to persist for as long as the AI supercycle lasts.

    2026 September 5, Megan Snaith, “‘RAMageddon’ hits consumer electronics as AI drains chip supply”, in Financial Times
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    “With the volatility that we saw through the Covid supercycle, it has been hard to see through what part of this was true consumption growth versus inventory increases,” she said.

    2023 November 11, Madeleine Speed, quoting Debra Crew, “Diageo tumbles after sobering Latin America sales slowdown”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10

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