<p>By trying to prove whether the following holds. </p>

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note: I was being sarcastic.
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<p>From a given preference structure (not the utility function), how can one tell if it satisfies the continuity axiom of preferences?</p>

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Can you elicit preferences on infinitely many pairs of bundles of your choosing? That is, for any two bundles A and B, can you always elicit which one the household prefers?
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How can you tell if any given preference structure is continuous or not?
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# How can you tell if any given preference structure is continuous or not?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-06)

From a given preference structure (not the utility function), how can one tell if it satisfies the continuity axiom of preferences?

**Tags:** consumer-theory, utility

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you elicit preferences on infinitely many pairs of bundles of your choosing? That is, for any two bundles A and B, can you always elicit which one the household prefers?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-06. Score: 1

By trying to prove whether the following holds.

[![](https://i.sstatic.net/nKgNg.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/nKgNg.png)

Note: Image taken from <http://www.econ.ucla.edu/iobara/lecturepreferenceandutility201a.pdf>

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: note: I was being sarcastic.  

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