Fecundity

From Freepedia

Fecundity, derived from the word fecund, generally refers to the ability to reproduce. In biology and demography, fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an organism or population, measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set or asexual propagules. Fecundation is another term for fertilisation.

In the philosophy of science, fecundity refers to the ability of a scientific theory to open new lines of theoretical inquiry.