May's theorem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo voting systems
gptkbp:assumes odd number of voters
two alternatives
gptkbp:characterizedBy majority rule
gptkbp:field social choice theory
gptkbp:hasAxiom neutrality
anonymity
decisiveness
positive responsiveness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label May's theorem
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arrow's_impossibility_theorem
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Kenneth_May
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Econometrica
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Condorcet_method
social welfare functions
gptkbp:state Majority rule is the only voting system for two alternatives that is anonymous, neutral, and positively responsive
gptkbp:yearProposed 1952
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kenneth_May
gptkb:Arrow's_impossibility_theorem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6