"Pareto efficient" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Pareto efficient [comparative], most Pareto efficient [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=Pareto efficient}} Pareto efficient (comparative more Pareto efficient, superlative most Pareto efficient)
  1. (game theory, economics) Describing a situation in which the profit of one party cannot be increased without reducing the profit of another. Wikipedia link: Pareto efficiency Categories (topical): Economics, Game theory Synonyms: Pareto optimal Derived forms: Pareto efficiency Related terms: Pareto improvement

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