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WASSILY LEONTIEF
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• WASSILY LEONTIEF (noun)
The noun WASSILY LEONTIEF has 1 sense:
1. United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999)
Familiarity information: WASSILY LEONTIEF used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Leontief; Wassily Leontief
Instance hypernyms:
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
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