collective behavior

noun

Sociology.

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

Example Sentences

I can say with certainty that the collective behavior of Trump and Vance in the Oval Office Friday was the most juvenile display by a president and vice president I have ever seen.

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Thinking about the collective behavior of a whole system rather than individual particles is common in other areas of physics and even everyday life.

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"The framework for analyzing this collective behavior resides in the fundamental pheromone concentration gradient, then working from there," Karamched said.

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The consequences of their collective behavior were world-changing.

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This collective behavior allows the whole to exceed the sum of its parts and better respond to threats and challenges.

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