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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.
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Production is mostly governed by the cultivation given the tree, and by climate, soil, and location.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. All this works toward the production of a desirable drink.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. CIRCUMSTANCES FAVOURABLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEW FORMS THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION.
    — from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin
  12. 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
  13. 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

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