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MASS ACTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mass action mean? 

MASS ACTION (noun)
  The noun MASS ACTION has 1 sense:

1. (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioningplay

  Familiarity information: MASS ACTION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MASS ACTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

mass-action principle; mass action

Hypernyms ("mass action" is a kind of...):

principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)

Domain category:

neurology (the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system)


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