Video: Fossil: Definition, Types, Characteristics & Examples. Fossils provide scientists with many clues about Earth's history, offering evidence of dinosaurs and strange plants that existed in the past. This lesson will define a fossil, look at different types and characteristics of fossils, and then describe how fossils are formed.
The final result of the dot product process can be: 1  Zero: we don't have any growth in the original direction. 2  Positive number: we have some growth in the original direction. 3  Negative number: we have negative (reverse) growth in the original direction.
Marginal product is an economics term used to describe the additional output that is produced by one more unit of an input. In other words, how does the last unit effect the total product. Marginal product is an important concept used to analyze short-run production.You can calculate marginal product by dividing the change in the total product by the change in the variable input.Step 1.arginal product is an important concept used to analyze short-run production. You can calculate marginal product by dividing the change in the total product by the change in the variable input.