Econophysics

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of economics using the techniques of physics uncountable

    "Instead, Mr. Farmer, a professor at the interdisciplinary Sante Fe Institute, is doing research on models of markets, institutions and their complex interactions, applying a hybrid discipline called econophysics."

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"Instead, Mr. Farmer, a professor at the interdisciplinary Sante Fe Institute, is doing research on models of markets, institutions and their complex interactions, applying a hybrid discipline called econophysics."

Etymology

From econo- + physics.

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