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the noun that turns a wild idea into something someone will actually pay for
means a thing or service that's been made, grown, or refined so it can be sold or used — the tangible result of some process.
from From Latin 'productum,' 'something brought forth,' the neuter past participle of 'producere' — 'pro-' (forward) plus 'ducere' (to lead). So a product is literally that which has been 'led forward' into existence, a cousin of words like 'produce,' 'duct,' and 'conduct,' all carrying that sense of leading or drawing out. It entered English in the 1400s by way of mathematics — the 'product' of multiplication — before broadening to mean anything brought forth by labor or industry.
- math roots
- In math, it's the result of multiplication
- latin source
- From producere, meaning to lead forward
- minimum viable
- The MVP philosophy launched billion-dollar firms on barely-working prototypes
- dual meaning
- Also slang for hair gel and grooming goods
- gross domestic
- GDP measures a nation's total product yearly
iphone — apple's smartphone that sold over 2.3 billion units since 2007
coca-cola — soft drink consumed by 1.9 billion people daily across 200+ countries
toyota corolla — best-selling car model in history with over 50 million units sold
playstation 5 — gaming console with 40+ million units sold since 2020