Jevons

[jev-uhnz]

noun

1. William Stanley, 1835–82, English economist and logician.

Jevons

/ ˈdʒɛvənz /

noun

1. William Stanley. 1835–82, English economist and logician: introduced the concept of final or marginal utility in The Theory of Political Economy (1871)

Example Sentences

"The ambulance didn't go to the address because the emergency medical advisor, thinking it was an abandoned call, closed the call down," Mrs Jevons said.

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This confidence is echoed by Kingsley Jones, founder, and chief investment officer at Canberra-based investment firm Jevons Global, which monitors the mining and metals sectors.

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In the end, technological advancements will lead to a net increase in resource use, a phenomenon known as Jevons' Paradox.

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When the Jevons paradox is generalized to the global marketplace, we begin to see that it's not really a paradox at all, but rather an inbuilt defining characteristic of capitalism.

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“Under the national security law, Hong Kong is no longer Hong Kong,” said Jevons Au, a director who moved to Canada shortly after the sweeping law was imposed.

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