Condorcet
- Noun:
- A French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794): "Condorcet" refers to Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, a prominent figure of the French Enlightenment known for his work in mathematics, political philosophy, and his advocacy for human rights and educational reform.
- Noun:
- Condorcet was a key figure in the French Enlightenment.
- The Condorcet method is a voting system named after the philosopher.
- She wrote her thesis on the political theories of Condorcet.
"Condorcet winner": In voting theory, a candidate who would win a head-to-head election against every other candidate.
- The election system aims to identify the Condorcet winner.
"Condorcet paradox": A situation in social choice theory where collective preferences can be cyclic, even if individual preferences are not.
- The committee's voting results demonstrated the Condorcet paradox.
Condorcetian (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of Condorcet or his ideas.
- His Condorcetian ideals influenced the development of modern democracy.
Condorcet method (n): Any voting system that elects the candidate who would win a majority of the vote in all pairings against the other candidates.
- They proposed using a Condorcet method to ensure a fairer outcome.
- Marquis de Condorcet: The full title and name.
- Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat: The full birth name.
"Condorcet criterion": A criterion for evaluating voting systems. A system satisfies the Condorcet criterion if it always elects the Condorcet winner when one exists.
- A major debate among political scientists is whether a voting system should meet the Condorcet criterion.
"Condorcet jury theorem": A theorem in political science about the probability of a correct majority decision.
- The Condorcet jury theorem suggests that large groups are more likely to make correct decisions.
- French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)