Literary notes about production (AI summary)
The term “production” in literature is employed in a remarkably diverse range of contexts and fields. In some works it denotes tangible, quantifiable output—from the measurement of agricultural or industrial yields, such as coffee and zinc production ([1], [2], [3]), to the detailed accounting of harvests and manufacturing processes ([4], [5], [6]). In other texts, the word takes on a more abstract meaning, referring to the creative or intellectual output of an individual or society, as seen in discussions of art, poetry, or even the evolution of ideas ([7], [8], [9]). Additionally, philosophical and scientific writings use “production” to describe natural processes and human expression—illustrating everything from the generation of energy ([10]) to the transformation of species over time ([11], [12], [13]). This broad range of applications highlights the word’s adaptability as a concept that links the concrete to the abstract across literature.
- Official records of production date from 1852, in which year the figures were 16,714,000 pounds.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - It may be added in passing that Upper Silesia includes 75 per cent of the zinc production of Germany.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes - Exports of coffee were more than 7,500,000 pounds in 1897, indicating a very extensive production.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - Factors That Influence Nut Production W. B. WARD, Extension Horticulturist, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - Production is mostly governed by the cultivation given the tree, and by climate, soil, and location.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - The present era of large crops began in 1894, Brazil's production for 1894–95 being placed at 6,695,000 bags.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - But at the same time she cannot promise to limit her ambition to the giving of innocent pleasure, or to the production of ‘a perfect work of art.’
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - All this works toward the production of a desirable drink.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - The same is true of every striking scientific discovery, every great invention, every admirable artistic production.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - The absorption of energy in latent energy must be the cause of the production of the most vital energy.
— from The Twilight of the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with the Hammer. The Antichrist by Nietzsche - CIRCUMSTANCES FAVOURABLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEW FORMS THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin - The extinction of old forms is the almost inevitable consequence of the production of new forms.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin - On the theory of natural selection, the extinction of old forms and the production of new and improved forms are intimately connected together.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin