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Ringelmann effect

Ringelmann effect noun: the tendency for individual members of a group to become increasingly less productive as the size of their group increases.

Noun

Ringelmann effect

  1. The tendency for individual members of a group to become increasingly less productive as the size of their group increases.

Origin of Ringelmann effect

Named after French agricultural engineer Maximilien Ringelmann who discovered the effect.

Questions about Ringelmann effect

What does Ringelmann effect mean?
Ringelmann effect means the tendency for individual members of a group to become increasingly less productive as the size of their group increases.
What part of speech is Ringelmann effect?
Ringelmann effect is a noun.

Words near Ringelmann effect in the dictionary

  1. ringed teal
  2. ringed worm
  3. ringed worms
  4. ringed xenica
  5. Ringel
  6. Ringelmann effect
  7. Ringels
  8. Ringenberg
  9. Ringenbergs
  10. ringent
  11. ringer

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