I. ˌprōˌdəkˈtivəd.ē, ˌpräˌ-, -vətē, -i also prəˌ- or prōˌ- sometimes ˌpräd- noun
( -es )
: the ability or capacity to produce : productiveness: as
a. : abundance or richness in output
the remarkable productivity of novelists — E.A.Bloom
b. : the physical output per unit of productive effort
c. : the ability of land to produce a given yield of a particular crop
d. : the degree of effectiveness of industrial management in utilizing the facilities for production ; especially : the effectiveness in utilizing labor and equipment
II. noun
: the rate per unit area or per unit volume at which biomass consumable as food by other organisms is made by producers