Fisherian

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), English statistician, evolutionary biologist, geneticist, and eugenicist.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to Irving Fisher (1867–1947), American economist and statistician.

    "Throughout is made use of the Fisherian equation i#95;t#61;E#95;t#92;#123;#92;pi#95;#123;t#43;1#125;#92;#125;#43;r#95;t which implies that the nominal rate adjusts one-for-one with expectation inflation, given a real interest rate that is determined exclusively by real factors[.]"

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"Throughout is made use of the Fisherian equation i#95;t#61;E#95;t#92;#123;#92;pi#95;#123;t#43;1#125;#92;#125;#43;r#95;t which implies that the nominal rate adjusts one-for-one with expectation inflation, given a real interest rate that is determined exclusively by real factors[.]"

Etymology

From Fisher + -ian.

Related phrases

Fisherian effectFisherian equationFisherian relationFisherian runawayevolutionary biologist

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