Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Voting and Apportionment - 13.2 Flaws of Voting Methods - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 860: 3

Answer

monotonicity

Work Step by Step

If a candidate wins an election and, in a reelection, the only changes are changes that favor the candidate, then that candidate should win the reelection. This criterion is called the monotonicity criterion.
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