Arrow's theorem

Meaning

Proper Noun

A theorem that no voting system can be perfectly fair in all circumstances

Origin

Named after economist Kenneth Arrow, who demonstrated the theorem in his doctoral thesis and popularized it in his 1951 book Social Choice and Individual Values.

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