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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrendements décroissants
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rendemã dekrwa
"Dans l'agriculture, les rendements décroissants peuvent limiter la production."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A principle in economics stating that as more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, the additional output produced will eventually decrease.
"In agriculture, adding more fertilizer to a fixed amount of land may initially increase yield, but after a certain point, the additional yield from each extra unit of fertilizer will diminish." - 2
A situation in which the benefits gained from an investment or action decrease after a certain point.
"The company experienced diminishing returns on its marketing efforts after saturating the market with advertisements."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'diminishing returns' originates from economic theory in the early 19th century, particularly associated with the work of economists like David Ricardo. It describes a principle where the incremental output or benefit gained from an additional unit of input decreases as the quantity of input increases.
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rendements décroissants
Transliteration: rendemã dekrwa
"Dans l'agriculture, les rendements décroissants peuvent limiter la production."
abnehmende Erträge
Transliteration: abnehmende Erträge
"In der Landwirtschaft können abnehmende Erträge die Effizienz verringern."
rendimenti decrescenti
Transliteration: rendimenti decrescenti
"I rendimenti decrescenti possono influenzare le decisioni agricole."
rendimientos decrecientes
Transliteration: rendimientos decrecientes
"Los rendimientos decrecientes son un concepto clave en la economía."
retornos decrescentes
Transliteration: retornos decrescentes
"Os retornos decrescentes podem afetar a produção agrícola."
घटते लाभ
Transliteration: ghatate laabh
"कृषि में घटते लाभ उत्पादन को सीमित कर सकते हैं।"
递减收益
Transliteration: dìjiǎn shōuyì
"在农业中，递减收益可能会限制生产。"
체감 수익
Transliteration: chegam suik
"농업에서 체감 수익은 생산을 제한할 수 있습니다."
逓減収益
Transliteration: teigen shūeki
"農業において逓減収益は生産を制限する可能性があります。"
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