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DECREASING RETURNS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diminishing return
1, record 1, English, diminishing%20return
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- decreasing return 1, record 1, English, decreasing%20return
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The supply curve or schedule gives the relation between the prices [P] and the quantities [Q] of a good that producers will - other things equal - be willing to sell. Most usually, supply curves rise upward and to the right: diminishing returns implies that higher P is needed to coax out higher-cost extra Q. 1, record 1, English, - diminishing%20return
Record 1, Key term(s)
- diminishing returns
- decreasing returns
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois du marché (Économie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rendement décroissant
1, record 1, French, rendement%20d%C3%A9croissant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rendements décroissants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Leyes del mercado (Economía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rendimiento decreciente
1, record 1, Spanish, rendimiento%20decreciente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rendimientos decrecientes
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Real Estate
- Estimating (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- principle of increasing and decreasing returns
1, record 2, English, principle%20of%20increasing%20and%20decreasing%20returns
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- principle of increasing and diminishing returns 2, record 2, English, principle%20of%20increasing%20and%20diminishing%20returns
- principle of diminishing returns 2, record 2, English, principle%20of%20diminishing%20returns
- principle of variable proportions 2, record 2, English, principle%20of%20variable%20proportions
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The principle of increasing and decreasing returns ... is a variation of the principle of balance. It affirms that larger and larger amounts of agents in production will produce larger and larger net returns up to a certain point at which the maximum value will have been developed, and beyond which any additional investment will not produce a return commensurate with the investment. 3, record 2, English, - principle%20of%20increasing%20and%20decreasing%20returns
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Immobilier
- Évaluation et estimation (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- principe des revenus croissants et décroissants
1, record 2, French, principe%20des%20revenus%20croissants%20et%20d%C3%A9croissants
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- principe des rendements croissants et décroissants 1, record 2, French, principe%20des%20rendements%20croissants%20et%20d%C3%A9croissants
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le principe des revenus croissants et décroissants certifie que le revenu net sera de plus en plus imposant dans la mesure d'une contribution de plus en plus grande des facteurs de production mais seulement jusqu'à un certain niveau (auquel la valeur maximum aura été atteinte) et au-delà duquel tout investissement additionnel ne produira pas un revenu net proportionnel à ces investissements additionnels. 1, record 2, French, - principe%20des%20revenus%20croissants%20et%20d%C3%A9croissants
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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