diminishing effect
1diminishing returns — 1. any rate of profit, production, benefits, etc., that beyond a certain point fails to increase proportionately with added investment, effort, or skill. 2. Also called law of diminishing returns. Econ. the fact, often stated as a law or… …
2diminishing-balance method — reducing balance method A method of computing the depreciation of a fixed asset in an accounting period, in which the percentage to be charged against income is based on the depreciated value at the beginning of the period (see net book value).… …
3diminishing-balance method — reducing balance method A method of computing the depreciation of a fixed asset in an accounting period, in which the percentage to be charged against income is based on the depreciated value at the beginning of the period (see net book value).… …
4law 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… …
5Balassa-Samuelson effect — The Balassa Samuelson effect (also known as Harrod Balassa Samuelson effect (Kravis and Lipsey 1983), the Ricardo Viner Harrod Balassa Samuelson Penn Bhagwati effect (Samuelson 1994, p. 201), productivity biased purchasing power parity (PPP)… …
6Races of the Mass Effect universe — This article is about the fictional races found within the Mass Effect universe. These races are explored in the novels Mass Effect: Revelation and Mass Effect: Ascension, and the video games Mass Effect, Mass Effect Galaxy, and Mass Effect 2.… …
7Flynn effect — The Flynn effect is the rise of average Intelligence Quotient (IQ) test scores over the generations, an effect seen in most parts of the world, although at greatly varying rates. It is named after James R. Flynn, who did much to document it and… …
8Slashdot effect — Slashdot Rob Malda (CmdrTaco) Jeff Bates (hemos) Slashdot effect This box: view · talk · …
9Ceiling effect — In pharmacology, the term ceiling effect refers to the property of increasing doses of a given medication to have progressively smaller incremental effect (an example of diminishing returns). Narcotics, such as nalbuphine, serve as a classic… …
10Social effect of evolutionary theory — The social effects of evolutionary thought have been considerable. As the scientific explanation of life s diversity has developed, it has often displaced alternative, sometimes very widely held, explanations. Because the theory of evolution… …
