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leapfrogging

noun leapfroggings · leap-frogging

  1. countable, uncountable The act of one who leapfrogs.
  2. countable, uncountable The idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay ahead, whereas radical innovations will permit new firms to "leapfrog" the dominant one. The final stage the is leapfrogging, in which latecomers do not aim to imitate the existing products or plants, but explore ways to develop emerging products in short cycle technologies. A Korean example is digital TV development, which can be regarded as the decisive and final watershed that enable

verb leap-frogging

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of leapfrog

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@misc{leapfrogging_2026,
  title = {leapfrogging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leapfrogging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}