MASS-ACTION PRINCIPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mass-action principle mean? 

• MASS-ACTION PRINCIPLE (noun)
  The noun MASS-ACTION PRINCIPLE has 1 sense:

1. (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning

  Familiarity information: MASS-ACTION PRINCIPLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASS-ACTION PRINCIPLE (noun)

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Meaning:

(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

mass-action principle; mass action

Hypernyms ("mass-action principle" is a kind of...):

principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)

Domain category:

neurology (the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system)