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predictable behavior

[prɪˈdɪktəbəl bɪˈheɪvjər]
noun phrasepl: predictable behaviors
comportamento previsível
1. Actions or conduct that can be anticipated or foreseen based on past patterns, circumstances, or character traits
The dog's predictable behavior made it easy to train.
O comportamento previsível do cão facilitava o treinamento.
2. Conduct that follows consistent patterns and lacks spontaneity or surprise
His predictable behavior in meetings makes him seem boring.
Seu comportamento previsível nas reuniões o torna entediante.
3. In psychology and ethology, responses to stimuli that follow established patterns
Predictable behavior in animals helps researchers design better experiments.
O comportamento previsível em animais ajuda pesquisadores a desenhar melhores experimentos.
Synonyms
foreseeable behaviorexpected behaviorhabitual behaviorroutine conductconsistent behavior
Antonyms
unpredictable behaviorerratic behaviorspontaneous behaviorimpulsive conductrandom behavior

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
comportamento previsível
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
comportamento previsível
Commonly used in business and professional contexts
Rio de Janeiro
comportamento previsível
Standard usage; may also hear 'comportamento esperado'
Portugal
comportamento previsível
Standard usage; alternatively 'comportamento expectável' is also used

Related Idioms & Phrases

creature of habit
read someone like a book
same old, same old
by the book
in character
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