“L. Walras first formulated the state of the economic system at any point of time as the solution of a system of simultaneous equations representing the demand for goods by consumers, the supply of goods by producers and the equilibrium condition that supply equal demand on every market.”

Source: 1950s-1960s, "Existence of an equilibrium for a competitive economy." 1954, p. 265

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