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[[Image:Condorcetparadox.png|thumb|right|A majority of the dots are closer to B than A, C than B, and A than C.]] |
{{Wikipedia|Condorcet paradox}}[[Image:Condorcetparadox.png|thumb|right|A majority of the dots are closer to B than A, C than B, and A than C.]] |
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The '''voting paradox''' is a situation noted by the [[Marquis de Condorcet]] in the late 18th century, |
The '''voting paradox''' is a situation noted by the [[Marquis de Condorcet]] in the late 18th century, |
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in which collective preferences can be cyclic (i.e. not transitive), even if the preferences of individual voters are not. |
in which collective preferences can be cyclic (i.e. not transitive), even if the preferences of individual voters are not. |
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