mass-action principle
noun
Simple meaning
The principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmæˈsækʃənpɹɪnsəpəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
neruologyneurology
The principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This 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
Used this way, mass-action principle is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in ethics or values contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Confusing or complicated
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Ethics/values
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