product

Everyday

1. A product is something that is made or grown to be sold: dairy products, cleaning products. tree →
2. In maths, the product is the answer when you multiply numbers: the product of 3 and 4 is 12. tree →
3. A product is a result of something: «a product of hard work». tree →
4. In science, a product is a new substance made in a chemical reaction. tree →

In the lessons

In maths problems, «find the product» means multiply. In safety, cleaning products and household products can be poisonous: keep them in their own bottles, out of reach of small children, and never mix them (bleach with other cleaners makes dangerous gas). In everyday life and shops, products have labels and prices. Phrases: «product of», «dairy product», «end product».

Examples

• The product of 6 and 7 is 42. tree →
• Find the product of 5, 2 and 3. tree →
• Milk and cheese are dairy products. tree →
• Keep cleaning products locked away. tree →
• Read the label on the product. tree →
• The shop sells local products. tree →
• Her success was the product of practice. tree →
• Never mix two cleaning products. tree →
• Beautiful weeping willows, real products of spring, hung their fresh branches over these lakes like a fresh, green, transparent, and yet screening veil. tree →

Note

In maths, «product» always means multiplication: product of 4 and 5 = 4 × 5 = 20. Do not confuse it with «sum» (adding), «difference» (subtracting) or «quotient» (dividing). The verb «produce» is related.

In Jewish tradition

In maths problems, «find the product» means multiply. In safety, cleaning products and household products can be poisonous: keep them in their own bottles, out of reach of small children, and never mix them (bleach with other cleaners makes dangerous gas). In everyday life and shops, products have labels and prices. Phrases: «product of», «dairy product», «end product».

Examples

• A work like the Sefer Yetzirah could not have been the product of the person, who actually put it into writing. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

In maths, «product» always means multiplication: product of 4 and 5 = 4 × 5 = 20. Do not confuse it with «sum» (adding), «difference» (subtracting) or «quotient» (dividing). The verb «produce» is related.