# Why do costs grow exponentially with tolerances? Go back and look at [[winchesterPerfectionistsHowPrecision2019]] <!-- #questions --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Why+do+costs+grow+exponentially+with+tolerances) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Why+do+costs+grow+exponentially+with+tolerances) <!-- {BearID:6D9F2480-BFD0-4163-A0C7-492DE1079637-577-0000076C9B7CD166} -->