productivity

noun

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

The rate at which goods or services are produced by a standard population of workers; those workers' degree of efficiency.

The rate at which crops are grown on a standard area of land.

(linguistics) The ability to form new words using established patterns and discrete linguistic elements, such as the derivational affixes -ness and -ity; the degree to which such formation happens.

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward duco-duct · Latin · lead

Synonyms for productivity

productivenessn prolificacyn fruitfulnessn fecundityn effectivenessn creativityn creativenessn

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The word productivity breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -duct, from Latin duco (“lead”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.