BEHAVIOR

Behavior

Behavior or behaviour is the range of actions and mannerisms made by organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment. It is the response of the system or organism to various stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary.

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behavior

Noun

  1. Human conduct relative to social norms.
  2. The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
  3. A state of probation about one's conduct.
    He was on his behavior when her family visited.
  4. An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
  5. Observable response produced by an organism.
  6. The way a device or system operates.


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