product

[ prod-uhkt, -uhkt ]
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noun
  1. a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory;the product of his thought.

  2. a person or thing produced by or resulting from a process, as a natural, social, or historical one; result: He is a product of his time.

  1. the totality of goods or services that a company makes available; output: a decrease in product during the past year.

  2. Chemistry. a substance obtained from another substance through chemical change.

  3. Mathematics.

Origin of product

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin prōductum “(thing) produced,” neuter of past participle of prōdūcere “to lead forward”; see produce

Other words from product

  • mul·ti·prod·uct, adjective
  • subproduct, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for product

product

/ (ˈprɒdʌkt) /


noun
  1. something produced by effort, or some mechanical or industrial process

  2. the result of some natural process

  1. a result or consequence

  2. a substance formed in a chemical reaction

  3. mainly US any substance used to style hair, such as gel, wax, mousse, or hairspray

  4. maths

    • the result of the multiplication of two or more numbers, quantities, etc

    • Also called: set product another name for intersection (def. 3)

Origin of product

1
C15: from Latin prōductum (something) produced, from prōdūcere to bring forth

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Scientific definitions for product

product

[ prŏdəkt ]


  1. A number or quantity obtained by multiplication. For example, the product of 3 and 7 is 21.

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