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▸ noun: (historical, philosophy, economics) A quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a precursor of cost-benefit analysis.
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▸ noun: (historical, philosophy, economics) A quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a precursor of cost-benefit analysis.
Similar:
utility calculus,
hedonistic calculus,
moral arithmetic,
utilon,
utility function,
util,
lambda calculus,
fractional calculus,
positive linear functional,
logical calculus,
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