Law of diminishing returns

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Law of diminishing returns is when as additional increments of resources are added to producing a good or service, the marginal benefit from those additional increments will decline.

Definition

According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),

Law of diminishing returns. As additional increments of resources are added to producing a good or service, the marginal benefit from those additional increments will decline.