threshold

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Studies have shown that as hours go up, productivity initially increases - but once a threshold is reached it starts to decline again as physical and mental exhaustion sets in.

From BBC

Analysts say policymakers are worried that the yuan’s appreciation could hurt Chinese exporters’ global competitiveness that helped the country’s trade surplus cross the $1 trillion threshold last year despite heightened trade frictions with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

So you’ll probably be reading and hearing a lot about how the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 50,000-point threshold Friday for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times

While surpassing 100 million was once a reasonable goal, the numbers started climbing above that threshold since out-of-home viewing was added in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times

While some regulatory bodies say current environmental levels of TFA are below thresholds expected to harm people, concern is growing about its steady and potentially irreversible buildup.

From Science Daily