Essai sur l'application de l'analyse à la probabilité des décisions rendues à la pluralité des voix
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet — Essai sur l'application de l'analyse à la probabilité des décisions rendues à la pluralité des voix (1785)Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet · 1785 · BookEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0192 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Condorcet methods · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“A Condorcet winner beats every other candidate in pairwise majority comparison. Condorcet (1785) observed that majority preferences can be cyclic, so such a winner may not exist; Condorcet methods differ in how they resolve cycles.”
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Eric Pacuit — Voting Methods (2019)Eric Pacuit · 2019 · Web page · Condorcet winner and cyclesEvidence that contradicts
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