diminishing returns

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But keep in mind that there does come a point of diminishing returns.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Larger teams outperform small ones up to about five members, Uzzi says, but after that, you tend to get diminishing returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It's yet to be seen whether this is a virtuous circle that never stops, or whether Mercedes will reach diminishing returns and McLaren can catch up.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The same shortest-path approach in a non-Riemannian space helped account for diminishing returns in color perception, where increasing differences between colors become less noticeable over time.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Though we increase agricultural knowledge and substitute mechanical for animal power and gasoline for hay, the law of diminishing returns will remain.

From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.