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yield
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yield

(1) In semiconductor manufacturing, the percentage of chips in a finished wafer that pass all tests and function properly.

(2) To yield something is to produce a result.

yield
Chem the quantity of a specified product obtained in a reaction or series of reactions, usually expressed as a percentage of the quantity that is theoretically obtainable
yield [yēld]
(engineering)
Product of a reaction or process as in chemical reactions or food processing.
(mechanics)
That stress in a material at which plastic deformation occurs.
(ordnance)
The total effective energy released in a nuclear explosion; usually expressed in terms of the equivalent tonnage of trinitrotoluene (TNT) required to produce the same energy release.


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For farmers who want to place only the biggest yielders in their fields, Baer says active management with fungicides is a good strategy.
Bear Down on Disease by Burchett, Andrew / Farm Journal
Third, all women previously yielded NAF, and because yielders are at a higher risk to develop breast cancer than nonyielders (67,68), study subjects may have been particularly sensitive to the estrogenic effects of genistein in soy.
Genistein: Does It Prevent or Promote Breast Cancer? by Hilakivi-Clarke, Leena / Environmental Health Perspectives
Second, Monsanto is requiring that seed companies must run yield trials on their Roundup Ready beans, and they will give a license only to those with varieties that are among the top yielders in their areas.
Ag's new thought-leaders by Freiberg, Bill / Implement & Tractor
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