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# Skill and Dexterity
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## Definition
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The manual and technical capabilities of workers that improve through specialisation, enabling faster and more precise execution of specific tasks within a production process.
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## Source Chapter
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Book I, Chapter 1
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## Context
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Smith argues that when workers perform the same operation repeatedly as their sole employment, they develop superior skill and dexterity compared to workers who must switch between different tasks.
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## Economic Domain
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Production
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