Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence;
[syn: Malthusianism, Malthusian theory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
malthusian theory \malthusian theory\ n.
Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace
increases in the means of subsistence; Malthusianism. See
Malthusian.
[WordNet 1.5] Maltin
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Malthusian theory
n 1: Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace
increases in the means of subsistence [syn:
Malthusianism, Malthusian theory]