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Mass action   /mæs ˈækʃən/   Listen
Mass action

noun
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 functioning.  Synonym: mass-action principle.



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"Mass action" Quotes from Famous Books



... given up forming it in deep ranks although cavalry possesses a speed that would bring on more of a push upon the front at a halt than the last ranks of the infantry would bring upon the first. Yet you believe in the mass action of infantry! ...
— Battle Studies • Colonel Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq

... Rarely does he attack all alone an animal of his own size, unless it is a defenseless colt, calf or sheep. No animal is more safe from another than an able-bodied bull from the largest wolf. The wolf believes in mass action, ...
— The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals • William T. Hornaday



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