product introduction | the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line |
product development | improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products |
product research | marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service |
natural family planning | any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs, coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle |
birth control birth prevention family planning | limiting the number of children born |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
planning | the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise |
city planning town planning urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
planning | an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action, the planning was more fun than the trip itself |
by-product byproduct spin-off | a product made during the manufacture of something else |
end product output | final product, the things produced |
line product line line of products line of merchandise business line line of business | a particular kind of product or merchandise, a nice line of shoes |
merchandise ware product | commodities offered for sale, good business depends on having good merchandise, that store offers a variety of products |
product production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process, they improve their product every year, they export most of their agricultural production |
software package software product | merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale |
planning preparation provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
product mathematical product | a quantity obtained by multiplication, the product of and is |
vector product cross product | a vector that is the product of two other vectors |
scalar product inner product dot product | a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors |
product-moment correlation coefficient Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient | the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related |
urban planning | the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities |
bar code Universal Product Code | code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser, printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information |
foodstuff food product | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
dairy product | milk and butter and cheese |
intersection product Cartesian product | the set of elements common to two or more sets, the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things |
planning commission | a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments |
advisory board planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator |
by-product byproduct | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence |
product | a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances, skill is the product of hours of practice, his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue |
gross national product GNP | former measure of the United States economy, the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually yr) |
real gross national product real GNP | a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation |
gross domestic product GDP | the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in , the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually year) |
animal product | a product made from animal material |
body waste excretion excreta excrement excretory product | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body |
waste waste material waste matter waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted, they collect the waste once a week, much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers |
plant product | a product made from plant material |
product | a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction, a product of lime and nitric acid |