marginal gains

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. Small, incremental improvements that, when accumulated over time, lead to a significant overall advantage or success.; The small increases in value, output, or utility produced by a slight change in an input variable, typically in economics.

💬 Examples

  1. As nations compete for marginal gains, the choice of location becomes a pivotal element of the overall game plan.

  2. The company analyzed the marginal gains from increasing their advertising budget slightly.