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diminishing returns

Noun
idiomatic plural plural-only
Japanese Meaning
追加の投入が徐々に少ない、または質の低い成果しかもたらさなくなる現象、すなわち、投入が増加しても得られる効果が逓減する現象。 / 場合によっては、投入を増やすと全体の成果が逆に減少する可能性がある状況。
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私たちはプロジェクトに資源を注ぎ続けましたが、やがて調整コストやミスが利益を上回り始め、限界収益の逓減に直面しました。

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(idiomatic) A condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.

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diminishing returns

We continued to pour resources into the project, but soon hit diminishing returns as coordination costs and errors began to outweigh the benefits.

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We continued to pour resources into the project, but soon hit diminishing returns as coordination costs and errors began to outweigh the benefits.

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