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demand curve

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  1. A mathematical curve, drawn on a graph, that represents what the demand for a commodity would be if its price ranged anywhere from zero to infinity. The point at which it intersects the supply curve for the same commodity supposedly establishes the price of the commodity in a free market. (See supply and demand.)


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“As a regulator, in some ways you never have enough people, but the supply and demand curve is getting a little askew here.”

From Barron's

“As a regulator, in some ways you never have enough people, but the supply and demand curve is getting a little askew here.”

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"China, in my eyes, is where the demand curve is steepest for this type of experience," he said, comparing it to mature European and American markets where "production costs are climbing" for only incremental growth.

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Where are we in the AI demand curve, where are we going and what is driving it?

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Maybe aggregate demand also falls, but then what happens to price, when you have both the supply curve and the demand curve shifting?

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