Definition of Felicific calculus

1. Noun. (historical philosophy economics) A quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a precursor of cost-benefit analysis. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Felicific Calculus

feldspar
feldsparlike
feldspars
feldspath
feldspathic
feldspathoid
feldspathoids
feldspathose
feldspaths
fele
felefold
felicias
felicidal
felicide
felicific
felicific calculus (current term)
felicifically
felicitate
felicitated
felicitates
felicitating
felicitation
felicitations
felicitator
felicitators
felicities
felicitous
felicitously
felicitousness
felicity

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