productivity

Definition of productivitynext
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the rate at which goods are produced or work is completed The country has high agricultural productivity. The company is looking for ways to improve worker productivity. There has been an increase in productivity.

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Recent Examples of productivity As in the productivity and content creation tests, the Scar 18 wound up somewhere in the middle for most of our graphics benchmarks. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 Phase one is personal productivity, where individuals use AI to accomplish work faster. — Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Analysts see opportunities for AI to boost employee productivity, strengthen fraud prevention, personalize financial products and reduce costs. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for productivity

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“Productivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/productivity. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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