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 == Ummm  == 

 ""are not themselves significantly consumed (though they may depreciate) in the production process"" - isn't this the difference between ""fixed capital"" and ""circulating capital""? The text gives the definition of fixed capital (which is what is usually denoted by K in the literature these days) but there's also circulating capital (generally referred to as ""intermediate goods"" now, more or less). Wouldn't a better definition be that it is goods produced with other goods which are not directly consumed (i.e. provide no utility in and of themselves)?  "