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pro·duc·tive 
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| 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). |
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pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
pro·duc·tive·ness, 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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Thesaurus Entries
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | efficiency | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | The quality of being efficient. | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | fertility | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | The quality or state of being fertile. | |
| Synonyms: | fecundity, fruitfulness, productiveness, prolificacy, prolificness, richness | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
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Encyclopedia Articles (52 more entries. View all »)
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productivity, in economics, the output of any aspect of production per unit of input. It is a measure of the output of a worker, machine, or an entire national economy in the creation of goods and services to produce wealth. Output can be measured in output per acre for land, per hour for labor, or as a yearly percentage for capital. A high national productivity typically indicates efficient production of goods and services and a competitive economy, but productivity growth can occur during periods of recession and increased unemployment as businesses cut jobs and seek to become more efficient. Productivity in the United States rose an average of 2.5% each year in the 1950s and 60s, then only 1% per year during the 1970s and 80s. Low industrial productivity (especially in the automotive industry) in the United States was a major concern in the 1970s and 80s, as Japanese innovations in assembly lines and other manufacturing operations led to greater productivity gains in that country; Japan's resulting competitive edge led to increased exports to the United States and was a factor in the downturn in U.S. business in those decades. During the 1990s annual productivity increases ranged from 3.2% to 4.2%, but during much of the decade these increases were matched or surpassed by those in many European countries and Japan.
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