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31diminishing returns — dimin′ishing returns′ n. bus any rate of profit, production, benefits, etc., that beyond a certain point fails to increase proportionately with added investment, effort, or skill • Etymology: 1805–15 …
32diminishing rule — noun : a template for contouring a shaft …
33diminishing stile — noun : a stile that is narrower in one part than in another (as in many glazed doors) …
34law of diminishing returns — ➔ diminishing returns * * * law of diminishing returns UK US noun [S] (also law of marginal returns) ► ECONOMICS the principle that after a certain point more work, investment, etc. produces smaller and smaller improvements or results: »None of… …
35law of diminishing returns — noun a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature * * * : a principle in economics: at any given stage of technological advance… …
36Total variation diminishing — In systems described by partial differential equations, such as the following hyperbolic advection equation,:frac{part u}{part t} + afrac{part u}{part x} = 0, the total variation (TV) is given by,:TV = int left| frac{part u}{part x} ight| dx ,and …
37lawof diminishing returns — law of diminishing returns n. The tendency for a continuing application of effort or skill toward a particular project or goal to decline in effectiveness after a certain level of result has been achieved. * * * …
38law of diminishing returns — Econ. See diminishing returns (def. 2). * * * …
39(the law of) diminishing returns — the principle that as expenditure or investment increases each further increase produces a proportionately smaller return. → diminish …
40the law of diminishing returns — ► (the law of) diminishing returns the principle that as expenditure or investment increases each further increase produces a proportionately smaller return. Main Entry: ↑diminish …