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A demand curve has a negative slope due to the law of demand, which states that as price decreases, demand increases. Mathematically, this a property known as convexity of preferences, which roughly means that people always improve their outcomes by having strictly more of something. There are types of goods speculated to not be strictly convex in preferences, primarily the Giffen Good, whose demand increases as price increases (some historical examples may include potatoes during the Irish Potato Famine, short-term stocks, and diamonds).

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