See Also: foot-poundal(medicine)
poundal(dictionary)
poundal(medicine)
Law of diminishing returns(finance)
Diminishing Return(money)
diminishing returns, law of(encyclopedia)
Goat' s Foot, Hind' s Foot, Pied De Biche - Archery(gambling)
Law of diminishing marginal utility(finance)
Tight money or dear money(finance)
foot rot(medicine)

Diminishing Return (money) and foot-poundal (medicine)


Diminishing Return (money)


Definition: Point beyond which the application of additional resources yields less than proportionate increases in output.







foot-poundal (medicine)


foot-poundal
<mechanics> A unit measure of energy expended, or work done, when a force of 1 poundal displaces a body 1 foot in the direction of the force. It is equal to about 0.01 calorie.