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:
Malthusianism \Mal*thu"sian*ism\, n.
The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.
See Malthusian.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Malthusianism
n 1: Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace
increases in the means of subsistence [syn:
Malthusianism, Malthusian theory]