Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baxter's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: bax-ter's law
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An economic law that describes how a monopoly in a regulated industry can extend into and dominate an unregulated one.

Etymology

After William Francis Baxter Jr., a professor of antitrust law at Stanford University.

Synonyms

Bell doctrine

Questions

What does baxter's law mean?: An economic law that describes how a monopoly in a regulated industry can extend into and dominate an unregulated one.
Where does baxter's law come from?: After William Francis Baxter Jr., a professor of antitrust law at Stanford University.

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