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   activity

   /akˈtɪvɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the condition in which things are happening or being done: "there has been a sustained level of activity in the economy"
   • ▪ busy or vigorous action or movement: "the room was a hive of activity" Similar bustlehustle and bustlebusynessactionlivelinessmovementlifestiranimationcommotionflurrytumulthubbubexcitementagitationfusswhirlhappeningsoccurrencesproceedingseventsincidentsinformal:toing and froingcomings and goingsto-doarchaic:hurry-scurrypotherOpposite calm
   • 2. a thing that a person or group does or has done: "the firm's marketing activities" Similar pursuitoccupationventureundertakingenterpriseprojectschemebusinessjobaffairtaskcampaigninteresthobbypastimerecreationdiversionentertainmentactactiondeeddoingexploitmanoeuvreinformal:thinglarkcaper
   • ▪ a recreational pursuit or pastime: "a range of sporting activities" Similar pursuitoccupationventureundertakingenterpriseprojectschemebusinessjobaffairtaskcampaigninteresthobbypastimerecreationdiversionentertainmentactactiondeeddoingexploitmanoeuvreinformal:thinglarkcaper
   • 3. a thermodynamic quantity representing the effective concentration of a particular component in a solution or other system, equal to its concentration multiplied by an activity coefficient.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French activité or late Latin activitas, from Latin act- ‘done’, from the verb agere.

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   • n., pl. -ties. 1. the state or quality of being active. 2. energetic activity; animation; liveliness. 3. a specific deed, action, function, or sphere of action: social activities. 4. an educational task that involves direct experience and participation of the student. 5. a use of energy or force; an active movement or operation.

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   What is an activity in a group?

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   • , plural ac·tiv·i·ties. There was not much activity in the stock market today. He doesn't have enough physical activity in his life. social activities. work, especially in elementary grades at school, that involves direct experience by the student rather than textbook study. energetic activity; animation; liveliness.

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