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  1. Malthusianism, Malthusian theorynoun

    Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence

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  1. malthusian theory

    Malthusian theory is a principle of population economics, proposed by British scholar Thomas Robert Malthus in 1798, which posits that population growth will outpace the growth of food supply, leading to catastrophic results such as famine, disease and other disasters. This theory suggests that populations will grow geometrically while food production will grow arithmetically, thereby resulting in an imbalance between the two. Malthusian theory emphasizes the need for implementing population controls to avoid such eventualities.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of malthusian theory in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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    The numerical value of malthusian theory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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