Jevons

American  

[jev-uhnz] / ˈdʒɛv ənz /

noun

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

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Jevons British  

/ 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)

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In the 21st century, investors should consider whether the Jevons Paradox will apply to the likely burgeoning supply of AI compute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

That’s in line with the phenomenon known as the Jevons paradox, which says that efficiency and affordability benefits ultimately net greater uptake of a product.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

"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.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025

But is this just steam engines and Jevons paradox all over again?

From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2025

Professor Jevons, Prof. Francis A. Walker, and other political economists of note have expressed approval of such a tabular standard for long-time contracts, as securing greater equity than would gold as a measure of values.

From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)