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collective behavior

American  

noun

Sociology.
  1. the spontaneous, unstructured, and temporary behavior of a group of people in response to the same event, situation, etc.


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The consequences of their collective behavior were world-changing.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2024

“When it comes to our collective behavior, it seems like we have lost any sense of public conversation about the moral good,” she said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2024

The team found that the consistency of mucus profoundly affects the collective behavior of bacteria.

From Science Daily Dec. 5, 2023

Their findings provide insights into general mechanisms of collective behavior.

From Science Daily Oct. 6, 2023

It is in our collective behavior that we are most mysterious.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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