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Brooks's law

Brooks's law proper noun: the claim that adding manpower to a late software development project makes it even later.

Proper noun

Brooks's law

  1. The claim that adding manpower to a late software development project makes it even later.

Origin of Brooks's law

Introduced by Fred Brooks in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month.

Questions about Brooks's law

What does Brooks's law mean?
Brooks's law means the claim that adding manpower to a late software development project makes it even later.
What part of speech is Brooks's law?
Brooks's law is a proper noun.

Words near Brooks's law in the dictionary

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  3. Brooks Bay
  4. Brooks County
  5. Brooks Range
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  9. Brooksby
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