Insects' tremendous reproductivity is one reason for the havoc they can cause (Wall Street Journal).
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pro|duc|tiv|i|ty — «PROH duhk TIHV uh tee», noun. the power to produce; productiveness: »There is only one effective way to control long range inflationary pressures, and that is increased productivity (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
un|pro|duc|tiv|i|ty — «UHN proh duhk TIHV uh tee», noun. the quality or state of being unproductive … Useful english dictionary
un|der|pro|duc|tiv|i|ty — «UHN duhr PROH duhk TIHV uh tee», noun. insufficient or inadequate productivity … Useful english dictionary
pro·duc·tiv·i·ty — /ˌproʊdəkˈtıvəti/ noun [noncount] : the rate at which goods are produced or work is completed The country has low/high agricultural productivity. The company is looking for ways to improve worker productivity. There has been an increase in… … Useful english dictionary
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
duc — ab·duc·tion; ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ad·duc·er; ad·duc·i·ble; ad·duc·tion; ad·duc·tive; ad·duc·tor; aq·uae·duc·tus; bon·duc; cir·cum·duc·tion; con·duc·ta; con·duc·tio; con·duc·tion; con·duc·tive; con·duc·tiv·i·ty; con·duc·tom·e·ter;… … English syllables
tiv — ab·sorp·tiv·i·ty; ac·tiv·ism; ac·tiv·i·ty; ac·tiv·ize; ad·di·tiv·i·ty; ad·jec·tiv·ize; af·fec·tiv·i·ty; al·ter·na·tiv·i·ty; ca·pac·i·tiv·i·ty; cap·tiv·i·ty; cog·ni·tiv·ism; cog·ni·tiv·ist; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·tiv·ize;… … English syllables
productive — pro•duc•tive [[t]prəˈdʌk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) able to produce; generative; creative 2) producing abundantly; fertile: productive land[/ex] 3) causing; bringing about (usu. fol. by of): conditions productive of crime[/ex] 4) bus Econ. producing goods… … From formal English to slang
productivity — pro·duc·tiv·i·ty (prō dŭk tĭvʹĭ tē, prŏd ək ) n. 1. The quality of being productive. 2. Economics. The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labor. 3. Ecology. The rate at which radiant energy is used by… … Universalium
productivity — pro|duc|tiv|i|ty [ ,pradək tıvəti ] noun uncount ** the rate at which goods are produced, especially in relation to the time, money, and workers needed to produce them: a campaign to increase productivity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
