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Productivity vs Production - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between productivity and production

is that productivity is the state of being productive, fertile or efficient while production is the act of producing, making or creating something.

productivity

English

Noun

(wikipedia productivity) (productivities)
  • the state of being productive, fertile or efficient
  • the rate at which goods or services are produced by a standard population of workers
  • the rate at which crops are grown on a standard area of land
  • Synonyms

    * productiveness (much less common)

    production

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of producing, making or creating something.
  • The widget making machine is being used for production now.
  • The act of bringing something forward, out etc. for use or consideration.
  • * 1910 , , "The Lost Sanjak", Reginald in Russia :
  • I tramped to a neighbouring market-town, and, late as the hour was, the production of a few shillings procured me supper and a night's lodging in a cheap coffee-house.
  • the act of being produced
  • The widgets are coming out of production now.
  • the total amount produced
  • They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
  • the presentation of a theatrical work
  • We went to a production of Hamlet.
  • an occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary
  • He made a simple meal into a huge production .
  • that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model)
  • This is the final production model.
  • The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
  • Derived terms

    * production line