In fair division, a set of preferences is weakly additive if the following condition is met:
- If A is larger than B, and C is larger than D (and pieces A and C do not overlap) then A together with C is preferable to B together with D.
Weak additivity is often a realistic assumption when dividing up goods between claimants, and simplifies the mathematics of certain fair division problems considerably.
Read more about Weakly Additive: Use of Weak Additivity
Famous quotes containing the word weakly:
“If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim—no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited.”
—Beatrice Potter Webb (1858–1943)