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tradeoffs

Definition

Alternative key objectives—all of which cannot be attained together—in a decision, design, or project and their associated benefits and opportunity costs. Tradeoffs play a particularly important part in negotiations where the positions of the opposing parties can be quantified. See also tradeoff.

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