Noun: productivity ,pró,dúk'ti-vu-tee
- The quality of being productive or having the power to produce
"The team's productivity increased after implementing new work strategies";
- productiveness
- (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labour per unit of time
"The factory's productivity increased by 15% after implementing new manufacturing processes"
- The rate at which crops are grown; fertility of an area
"The soil's high productivity resulted in abundant harvests"
Derived forms: productivities
Type of: fecundity, fruitfulness, ratio
Encyclopedia: Productivity