dᵻfˈaɪn æz ɐ wˈiːk pɹˈɛfɹəns ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən ˌoʊvɚ ɡˈʊdz; ðæt ˈɪz,  stˈeɪts ðætðɪ ˌæləkˈeɪʃən vˈɛktɚɹ ɪz wˈiːkli pɹɪfˈɜːd tuː .
Define  as a weak preference relation over goods; that is,  states that the allocation vector  is weakly preferred to .