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Re:The plateauing of cognitive ability among top earners by whatshisface on Saturday February 04, 2023 @01:02PM (#34656506)
It is a monotonic relationship, monotonic just means that it doesn't change directions. The word for this is "convex."
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Re:The plateauing of cognitive ability among top earners by boppo1 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @03:03PM (#34657641)
They said the top 1% of earners performs less well than the group below, a change in direction.
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