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pro⋅duc⋅tive

  [pruh-duhk-tiv]
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–adjective
1. having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
2. producing readily or abundantly; fertile: a productive vineyard.
3. causing; bringing about (usually fol. by of): conditions productive of crime and sin.
4. Economics. producing or tending to produce goods and services having exchange value.
5. Grammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness.
6. (in language learning) of or pertaining to the language skills of speaking and writing (opposed to receptive ).
Origin:
1605–15; < ML productīvus. See product, -ive

Related forms:
pro⋅duc⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
pro⋅duc⋅tive⋅ness, noun
pro⋅duc⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty  [proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
2. fecund. Productive, fertile, fruitful, prolific apply to the generative aspect of something. Productive refers to a generative source of continuing activity: productive soil; a productive influence. Fertile applies to that in which seeds, literal or figurative, take root: fertile soil; a fertile imagination. Fruitful refers to that which has already produced and is capable of further production: fruitful soil, discovery, theory. Prolific means highly productive: a prolific farm, writer.

Antonyms:
2. sterile.
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pro·duc·tiv·i·ty   (prō'dŭk-tĭv'ĭ-tē, prŏd'ək-)   
n.  

  1. The quality of being productive.

  2. Economics The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labor.

  3. Ecology The rate at which radiant energy is used by producers to form organic substances as food for consumers.

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Productivity

A measure of the amount of output per unit of input.

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For example, productivity in the auto industry might be measured by the number of hours of labor used per automobile produced.

Related Links

Economics Basics Tutorial
What Are Economies Of Scale?
Doing More With Less: The Sales-Per-Employee Ratio

See also: Economics, Economies of Scale, Guns and Butter Curve, Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns

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productivity

The efficiency with which output is produced by a given set of inputs. Productivity is generally measured by the ratio of output to input. An increase in the ratio indicates an increase in productivity. Conversely, a decrease in the output/input ratio indicates a decline in productivity.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: pro·duc·tive
Pronunciation: pr&-'d&k-tiv, prO-
Function: adjective
: raising mucus or sputum (as from the bronchi)—used of a cough productive cough and chest pain —California Medicine>
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productive pro·duc·tive (prə-dŭk'tĭv, prō-)
adj.

  1. Producing or capable of producing mucus or sputum.

  2. Forming new tissue, as of an inflammation.

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