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prod·uct

[prod-uhkt, -uhkt]
noun
1.
a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
2.
a person or thing produced by or resulting from a process, as a natural, social, or historical one; result: He is a product of his time.
3.
the totality of goods or services that a company makes available; output: a decrease in product during the past year.
4.
Chemistry. a substance obtained from another substance through chemical change.
5.
Mathematics.
a.
the result obtained by multiplying two or more quantities together.
b.
intersection (def. 3a).

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prōductum (thing) produced, neuter of past participle of prōdūcere to produce

mul·ti·prod·uct, adjective
sub·prod·uct, noun
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example Sentences
  • Manufacturers are discovering that products for the elderly can make them money as well as fill a need.
  • McDonald's does well by utilizing economies of scale and selling a small number of products in a standardized fashion.
  • Research and developement should look for products from small business.
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Word Origin & History

product
c.1430, "mathematical quantity obtained by multiplication," from M.L. productum, from L. "something produced," noun use of neuter pp. of producere "bring forth" (see produce). General sense of "anything produced" is attested in Eng. from 1575.
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Medical Dictionary

product prod·uct (prŏd'əkt)
n.

  1. Something produced by human or mechanical effort or by a natural process.

  2. A substance resulting from a chemical reaction.

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Science Dictionary
product   (prŏd'əkt)  Pronunciation Key 
A number or quantity obtained by multiplication. For example, the product of 3 and 7 is 21.
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