I. prod·uct ˈprä(ˌ)dəkt sometimes -_dikt or -_dēkt noun
( -s )
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin productum, from Latin, something produced, from neuter of productus, past participle of producere to produce; in other senses, from Latin productum something produced — more at produce
1. : the number or magnitude resulting from the multiplication together of two or more numbers or magnitudes : the result of any kind of multiplication
2.
a. : something produced by physical labor or intellectual effort : the result of work or thought
use for hammocks and other products — P.E.James
even the simplest poem is the product of much … work — Gilbert Highet
b. : a result of the operation of involuntary causes or an ensuing set of conditions : consequence , manifestation
a product of liberal arts education — B.W.Hayward
he was a product of his time — Allan Nevins
c. : something produced naturally or as the result of a natural process (as by generation or growth)
major products from forest lands … are mahogany and chicle — Americana Annual
3. : the amount, total, or quantity produced : the output of an industry or firm
our national product … has quickly risen to an enormous volume — George Soule
4. : a substance produced from one or more other substances as a result of chemical change
5. : conjunction 7 — usually used in the algebra of classes
II. pro·duct prəˈdəkt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin productus, past participle of producere
1. : produce
2. : to lengthen out
III. product noun
( -s )
Etymology: by folk etymology from pratique
obsolete : pratique