"size effect" meaning in All languages combined

See size effect on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: size effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} size effect (countable and uncountable, plural size effects)
  1. (sciences) The impact of size on the magnitude or strength of a relationship, property or phenomenon. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-size_effect-en-noun-lctRrTx1 Categories (other): Sciences Topics: sciences
  2. (finance) The tendency of smaller stocks to generate larger returns than larger stocks of long periods. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-size_effect-en-noun-hQzKtRRg Categories (other): Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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