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law of diminishing returns

/lɔː əv dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ rɪˈtɜːnz/

Traduction: Principe économique selon lequel, à mesure que l'on augmente un facteur de production ou un investissement dans un domaine donné, le rendement ou le bénéfice supplémentaire finit par diminuer, les autres facteurs restant constants.

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/lɔː əv dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ rɪˈtɜːnz/C1formalbusiness
  • frPrincipe économique selon lequel, à mesure que l'on augmente un facteur de production ou un investissement dans un domaine donné, le rendement ou le bénéfice supplémentaire finit par diminuer, les autres facteurs restant constants.
  1. C1formal

    An economic principle stating that as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit or benefit from that investment eventually decreases, assuming other factors remain constant.

    frloi des rendements décroissants

    • The company experienced the law of diminishing returns after hiring too many managers.
    • Adding more fertilizer to the field showed the law of diminishing returns; crop yields barely increased.
    • In software development, the law of diminishing returns applies when adding more programmers to a late project.
  2. General principle of decreasing benefitB2informal

    A broader concept that beyond a certain point, each additional unit of effort, resource, or input yields a smaller increase in output or satisfaction.

    frLoi des rendements décroissants

    • Studying for more than six hours a day shows the law of diminishing returns; you stop retaining information.
    • Eating more of your favorite food eventually hits the law of diminishing returns; it stops tasting as good.
    • The law of diminishing returns applies to exercise; working out for three hours isn't twice as beneficial as working out for one hour.
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