loi du moindre effort

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lwa dy mwɛ̃dʁ e.fɔʁ/

Noun

loi du moindre effort f (uncountable)

  1. principle of least effort (principle according to which everything follows the path of least resistance, takes the easy way out)
    loi du moindre effort articulatoire (linguistics) ― principle of least articulatory effort

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