Show threadodo2063Dec 9, 2023
@RustyBertrand Depends on what the 6 said. If everyone each had a different opinion than 4 is a majority.🀷
Show threadStarkRGDec 9, 2023
@odo2063 @RustyBertrand No, a majority is more than half. It doesn't matter how the rest of the group is divided, if it's less than half, it's not a majority.
Show threadrobDec 9, 2023
@StarkRG @odo2063 @RustyBertrand it is in first past the post politics, which may be where some get their maths from.
Show threadStarkRG
@robparsons @odo2063 @RustyBertrand No, that's just electing people without a majority.
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Show threadrobDec 10, 2023
@StarkRG @odo2063 @RustyBertrand yes, but loads of people think it's a majority.
Show threadodo2063Dec 10, 2023
@StarkRG @robparsons @RustyBertrand Please don't mix up majority with absolute majority.
Show threadStarkRGDec 10, 2023
@odo2063 @robparsons @RustyBertrand Apparently the US has a different definition of the word than everyone else who define it as more than half. In math, though, majority always means more than half, even if you're American.
Show threadodo2063Dec 10, 2023
@StarkRG @robparsons @RustyBertrand In a two party system majority means absolute majority, wouldn't make any other way. Ops picture implicates that there are more than two partys, otherwise four of 10 couldn't be a majority.🀷
Show threadStarkRGDec 10, 2023

@odo2063 @robparsons @RustyBertrand In a plurality voting system like the US has, it's not uncommon to elect people without having a majority vote. With an instant-runoff system you'll always elect a candidate with a majority of votes. Single transferable vote systems are better in that they're less able to be gamed, but that requires being able to elect more than one candidate at a time.

The original post, though, is specifically about math, not electoral systems.

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@StarkRG @odo2063 @robparsons @RustyBertrand
The US has a different word for the same definition as majority (plurality). Everywhere (including Maths) absolute majority is more than half (the definition of plurality includes a reference to not being an absolute majority) https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/111552092331147428
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