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Meaning of path dependence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A situation in which the outcome varies with the route taken.
    countable, usually
  2. The theory that a technological option selected by the market need not be the technologically best one, because of the traction obtained by an early-introduced, technologically inferior alternative option.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

한국어 경로 의존성

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

path dependency path integral formalism path length path loss path of least resistance path of totality

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