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productivity

[proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‑] / ˌproʊ dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌprɒd ʌk‑ /


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Much of this will stem from technological improvements and innovation, the implementation of blockchain for faster settlement and the adoption of AI for efficiency and productivity.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The world's top companies that are using AI had deployed "token leaderboards" to try to get their employees to create as much gain in productivity as possible from the most advanced models.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

"Leveraging these services, the smartphone can provide one-stop support for travel bookings, everyday purchases, local services, office productivity and video editing," it said.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

While some tech professionals embrace the productivity benefits of constant recording, others warn the practice could stifle conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Today three-quarters of the terraces are abandoned, and the alpine landscape has not regained the productivity it had a thousand years ago.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

That, in turn, allowed firms to meet a given level of demand by using more workers less intensively—at lower productivities.

From Economist Feb. 17, 2014

Over the long run, technology sets potential productivities, which govern the wages workers can earn.

From Economist Jan. 22, 2014

For instance, Japanese steel, metal, car, car parts, camera, and consumer electronic companies compete fiercely and have higher productivities than their U.S. counterparts.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Of course, there are also the famous differences between the productivities of the economies of whole countries, such as Japan, the United States, France, and Germany.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

For expository reasons we can take social subsistence and productivities as purely constant.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas




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