Jevons

American

[jev-uhnz] / ˈdʒɛv ənz /

noun

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

Jevons British

/ ˈdʒɛvənz /

noun

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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However, investors also shouldn’t overlook the Jevons Paradox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Jevons paradox suggests that would drive up AI-model adoption and thus lead to more demand for memory.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 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

As the English political economist William Stanley Jevons found out more than a century ago, the more efficient things become, the cheaper they get, and the more people can afford them.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022

Jevons was glad to get away, but it was nearly daybreak when he returned with a surgeon from Vancouver.

From The Secret of the Reef by Harold Bindloss

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