plateau

Just like how the Himalayas on Earth form a boundary separating the plains and plateaus, the 10.8 billion-year-old Cosmic Himalayas form a boundary separating distinct cosmic structures in the early Universe.

But in recent decades, the rate has plateaued and even started to tick upward again, at the same time that bed-sharing has become more popular among parents.

Ember is confident that emissions from using fossil fuels to generate electricity are now plateauing and could begin a permanent decline in a few years.

Meanwhile, the share of electric vehicles in total car sales is expected to plateau after 2035 due to insufficient policy support in some regions, with the exception of China and Europe.

If performance plateaus despite all the spending by OpenAI and others—a growing concern in Silicon Valley—China has a chance to compete.