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prod-uk-TIV-uh-tee/ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/

Productivity is the rate of output relative to input: productivity per hour, falling productivity. Output (already in the dictionary) is what is produced; efficiency is a cousin; busyness is not the same. Do not count productivity while ignoring night cover and then call the metric complete.

Meaning

The rate at which work is done or goods are produced.

Examples

• “Productivity metrics that ignore night cover are not a full account.”
• “Output is the everyday/formal twin already in this course. Efficiency is output versus waste. Production is making things. A busy office can have low productivity. Unpaid overtime inflates a figure you should not trust.”

Good to know

Output relative to input. Close: output / efficiency. Busyness ≠ productivity. Cover still belongs in the account.

Near in meaning

output

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