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group action

[/ɡruːp ˈækʃən/]
nounpl: group actions
ação de grupo
1. A coordinated action taken by multiple people or entities working together toward a common goal
The environmental group action resulted in significant policy changes.
A ação de grupo ambiental resultou em mudanças significativas de política.
2. In mathematics, the operation of a group on a set, where each element of the group induces a transformation on the set
The group action on the vector space preserves the linear structure.
A ação de grupo no espaço vetorial preserva a estrutura linear.
3. Collective or coordinated effort by members of a community or organization
Group action from local residents led to the renovation of the park.
A ação de grupo dos moradores locais levou à renovação do parque.
Synonyms
collective actioncoordinated effortjoint actionunified action
Antonyms
individual actionindependent actionsolo effort

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ação de grupo
Standard term used in both mathematical and social contexts
São Paulo
ação coletiva
Alternative term more common in social/political discussions
Portugal
ação de grupo
Standard term, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

strength in numbers
united we stand
collective effort
coordinated push
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