hedonic
adjective
he·don·ic
hi-ˈdä-nik 
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by pleasure
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by hedonism
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Such hedonic adjustments — the term BLS uses to describe it’s adjustments for changes in item quality — span the whole consumer price index and include categories from men’s underwear to home computers to refrigerators.
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Gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 16 July 2024
The other — our hedonic reward system — is all about the liking.
—Tamar Haspel, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2016
In either state—harmless or neutralizing, hedonic or willfully ignorant—the girl becomes an attractor of hatred, envy, and fear.
—Alex Quicho, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
The psychologists Philip Brickman and Donald T. Campbell coined a term for this phenomenon: the hedonic treadmill.
—Shane Parrish, Time, 6 Oct. 2023
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Gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 16 July 2024
The other — our hedonic reward system — is all about the liking.
—Tamar Haspel, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2016
In either state—harmless or neutralizing, hedonic or willfully ignorant—the girl becomes an attractor of hatred, envy, and fear.
—Alex Quicho, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
The psychologists Philip Brickman and Donald T. Campbell coined a term for this phenomenon: the hedonic treadmill.
—Shane Parrish, Time, 6 Oct. 2023
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“Hedonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedonic. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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