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product market
product-mix efficiency
product placement
product recall
production
production car
production control
production efficiency
production function
production line
production number
production possibilities
production possibilities schedule
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production function
pro·duc·tion func·tion (plural pro·duc·tion func·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
relationship between inputs and output: a graphical or mathematical expression showing the relationship between the inputs used in production and the output achieved
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