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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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

Analysts believe TurboQuant’s improved efficiency may increase overall hardware demand, not reduce it, citing Jevons’ Paradox.

From Barron's

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

From MarketWatch

"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

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.

From BBC

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