Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
The nature of a FACTOR OF PRODUCTION or commodity supplied only in discrete amounts, not increasing or decreasing in quantity continuously Energy or liquid raw materials, for example, are divisible, but a piece of capital equipment or a skilled employee will be available only in a minimum-sized quantity Indivisibilities are responsible for many FIXED COSTS in the short run and give rise to production economies of scale at high levels of output.
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