The law of diminishing returns states that if one productive factor is added but the rest is kept unchanged, there will be a fall in the marginal increase in production.
Before entering fully into the meaning of the term decreasing , it is necessary to know its etymological origin. In this case, we can point out that it is a word that derives from the verb decrecer, which, in turn, derives from the Latin verb “descrecere”, which can be translated as “decrease”. Specifically, this verbal form is made up of two different parts:
-The prefix “de-”, which is used to indicate “from top to bottom”.
-The verb “crescere”, which is synonymous with “grow”.
The adjective decreasing is used to describe that which decreases : that is, that decreases or decreases. The concept is used in multiple contexts.
Law of diminishing returns
In the field of economics , for example, we talk about the law of diminishing returns . It is a principle that indicates that, when a productive factor is added and the rest is kept constant, there is a drop in the marginal increase in production.
In other words, the law of diminishing returns indicates that adding a productive factor and leaving the rest constant will make the increases in unit production progressively smaller (each new increase will be smaller than the previous one). Suppose that, in an administrative office, employees are added but the number of computers available to workers is not increased. Adding only workers does not guarantee an increase in productivity due to the lack of other resources.
In the same way, we cannot ignore that the term in question is also used together with the term amortization. Thus, we are talking about decreasing amortization to refer to systematically providing increasingly smaller amounts of amortization in each successive amortization period until the total value of the asset in question is completely covered.
The waning moon phase means that the luminous part of the satellite begins to decrease as time progresses.
A type of diphthong
The one that forms the syllabic peak with its first vowel is called a decreasing diphthong . It should be remembered that diphthong is a succession of two different vowels whose pronunciation is made in the same syllable. The syllabic top , for its part, is the vowel with a prosodic accent and that is pronounced with greater duration and intensity in a diphthong.
In the decreasing diphthong, therefore, the syllabic peak is found in the first vowel. Take the case of the term aire : there is a diphthong since the first two vowels are pronounced together and in a single syllable ( air-re ). Since the stressed vowel is A , it is a decreasing diphthong.
The waning moon
In addition to all of the above, we must not forget the existence of what is known as the waning moon. This term is used to refer to what is also called the waning moon, which is one of the phases of the aforementioned moon in which, after being full, its luminous part begins to wane or decrease over time.
The waning or waning moon phase occurs every 29 days, 12 hours, 43 minutes and 12 seconds. It is considered to be a magical phase, specifically, the ideal time to leave behind everything we want to get rid of.