threshold effect

noun

Something that occurs only once a critical threshold has been reached.

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Meanings

nounthreshold effect (plural threshold effects)

plural threshold effects

  1. economicsSomething that occurs only once a critical threshold has been reached.

Translations

Dutch drempeleffect
  • drempeleffectTranslations
Finnish kynnysvaikutus
  • kynnysvaikutusTranslations
French effet de seuil
  • effet de seuilTranslations
German Schwelleneffekt
  • SchwelleneffektTranslations
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APA

threshold effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshold%20effect

MLA

“threshold effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshold%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “threshold effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshold%20effect.

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