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productivity

noun pro·duc·tiv·i·ty \ˌprō-dək-ˈti-və-tē, ˌprä-, prə-ˌdək-\

: the rate at which goods are produced or work is completed

Full Definition of PRODUCTIVITY

1
:  the quality or state of being productive
2
:  the rate per unit area or per unit volume at which biomass consumable as food by other organisms is made by producers
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First Known Use of PRODUCTIVITY

circa 1810

Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

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