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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]