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behavior

be·hav·ior [ bi háyvyər ] (plural be·hav·iors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. way somebody behaves: the way in which somebody behaves

2. psychology response: the way in which a person, organism, or group responds to a specific set of conditions

3. what something does: the way that a machine operates or a substance reacts under a specific set of conditions

[15th century. <behave, after haviour "possession" < Old French aveir "have"]

be·hav·ior·al adjective
be·hav·ior·al·ly adverb
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