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Meaning of 'product' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Product [ n.]
- Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain.
- The number or sum obtained by adding one number or quantity to itself as many times as there are units in another number; the number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers; as, the product of the multiplication of 7 by 5 is 35. In general, the result of any kind of multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication.
2 . Product [ v. t.]
- To produce; to bring forward.
- To lengthen out; to extend.
- To produce; to make.

Meaning of 'product' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . product [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
Example in sentence:
  • a product of lime and nitric acid
Meaning (2):
- commodities offered for sale
Example in sentence:
  • good business depends on having good merchandise;
  • that store offers a variety of products
Meaning (3):
- a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
Example in sentence:
  • his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue;
  • skill is the product of hours of practice
Meaning (4):
- a quantity obtained by multiplication
Example in sentence:
  • the product of 2 and 3 is 6
Meaning (5):
- the set of elements common to two or more sets
Example in sentence:
  • the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things
Meaning (6):
- an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
Example in sentence:
  • they export most of their agricultural production;
  • they improve their product every year

Nearby Words:

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