productivity

as in productiveness
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 Cal Newport points out, even the most prominent tech companies and management scholars have struggled to figure out comprehensive ways to measure the productivity of knowledge workers. Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025 Read the full Virgo Daily Horoscope Libra (September 23 - October 22) Efficient systems enhance your productivity. USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025 Some have forecast faster productivity growth, based on the uptick in productivity in recent quarters, for reasons that may include the initial effects of generative AI. Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 Today’s laptop deal is geared towards productivity. Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025 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 8 Mar. 2025.

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