Jevons

American  

[jev-uhnz] / ˈdʒɛv ənz /

noun

1. William Stanley, 1835–82, English economist and logician.

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Jevons British  

/ ˈdʒɛvənz /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

"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

In the end, technological advancements will lead to a net increase in resource use, a phenomenon known as Jevons' Paradox.

From Science Daily

Nineteenth-century thinkers like John Stuart Mill and William Stanley Jevons sought to simplify the complex behavior of people into what one critic called the "dollar-hunting animal."

From Salon

In the 19th century, William Jevons found that increased efficiency in using coal for energy led to using more coal, not less of it.

From The Verge