path dependence en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, usually) A situation in which the outcome varies with the route taken.
- (uncountable, usually) The theory that a technological option selected by the market need not be the technologically best one, because of the traction obtained by an early-introduced, technologically inferior alternative option.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| path dependences | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| path dependency | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
sv spårbundenhet (a situation) · ko 경로 의존성 (a situation) · sv stigberoende (a situation)