preferredness

English

Etymology

From preferred +‎ -ness.

Noun

preferredness (uncountable)

1. The state of being preferred
2. A measure of by how much one thing is preferred over another

Quotations

• 1946, Rand Corporation, The Rand Paper Series:

  Evaluative descriptions of effectiveness, goodness, preferredness and worth are essential and should be made a part of the analysis.

• 1998, Christoph Fehige, Ulla Wessels, Preferences:

  And if it is only preferredness that conveys value on objects in the first place, then it is unlikely to matter whether these are books, Ferraris, . . .

• 2004 Patricia A. Champ et.al. - A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation

  What is the criterion for determining the relative degree of preferredness of the alternatives being considered?