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collectivity

[kol-ek-tiv-i-tee] / ˌkɒl ɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti /


NOUN
totality
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In actual fact, considering a tumour as a collectivity of individuals governed by rules previously defined in ecology opens up new therapeutic possibilities for patients.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2023

The Hammer’s biennial exhibition returns this October to highlight L.A.’s own artists as they embrace craft, performance and collectivity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2023

The closest landmass to the epicenter is the Loyalty Islands in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia.

From Washington Times May 19, 2023

What makes ruangrupa radical, says Alexander Supartono, a historian of Indonesian art, is the sheer scope of the group’s collectivity: “It infuses their entire lives.”

From New York Times Jun. 9, 2022

It was through his collaboration with other scientists that Pascal came to have the sense of belonging to a collectivity greater than himself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

When applied to cancer cell collectivities, it explains the possible behaviours of tumour cells when competing for an external resource.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2023

“Andrea Smith allows herself to stand in as the representative of collectivities to which she has demonstrated no accountability,” the letter read.

From New York Times May 25, 2021

Besides, at the moment it is difficult for me at least to share Elon Musk’s confidence in the superior intelligence of either of these august collectivities.

From The Guardian Dec. 23, 2018

The human animal, despite its resilience, craves constancy, and it seeks this constancy through rituals, collectivities and identity.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2018

Starting from cariokinesis up to the movement of great collectivities, mathematics govern the evolution of living beings.

From The Mathematical-Historical Principles and the Evolution of Liberty by Bolívar, Víctor José Fernández




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