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collective path

[kəˈlɛktɪv pæθ]
nounpl: collective paths
caminho coletivo
1. A shared route, direction, or course of action pursued by a group of people working together toward a common goal
The social movement charted a collective path toward reform.
O movimento social traçou um caminho coletivo em direção à reforma.
2. In physics or mathematics, a trajectory or sequence followed by multiple entities or particles as a unified system
The particles followed a collective path through the magnetic field.
As partículas seguiram um caminho coletivo através do campo magnético.
Synonyms
shared routecommon directionjoint trajectorygroup courseunified path
Antonyms
individual pathseparate routedivergent pathsolitary direction

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
caminho coletivo
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
caminho colectivo
Portuguese Portuguese uses 'colectivo' in traditional spelling, though 'coletivo' is increasingly accepted
General
trajetória coletiva
Alternative term emphasizing trajectory or journey

Related Idioms & Phrases

walk the same path
follow a common direction
move together
on the same page
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