Rule of one-half/Definition

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Rule of one-half [r]: A procedure for the estimating the value of consumer's surplus on the assumption of a linear relationship between supply and demand - as a result of which the estimated value of the surplus is one-half of the product of the price change and the change in the quantity purchased.