English Explanatory Dictionary

Ringelmann effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Ringelmann effect

Etymology

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

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