fundamental theorem

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fundamental theorem

noun fundamental theorems

  1. A theorem (or, in non-mathematical fields, a commonly accepted hypothesis) considered to be of central importance to a specified field. In this and the next chapter I return to the fundamental theorems of welfare economics. In this chapter I argue that the first fundamental theorem of welfare economics—asserting the efficiency of competitive economics—is fundamentally flawed.

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@misc{fundamental_theorem_2026,
  title = {fundamental theorem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fundamental%20theorem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}