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law of diminishing returns

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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.
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Noun1.law of diminishing returns - a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness
law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"


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