behavior

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search
See also behaviour

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

  • behaviour (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Canada)

[edit] Etymology

< behave + -oure, -iour, -ior, apparently in simularion of havior, haviour, havour.

[edit] Noun

Singular
behavior

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural behaviors

behavior (countable and uncountable; plural behaviors) (US)

  1. The way an animal or human behaves or acts.
  2. The way a device or system operates.

[edit] Related terms

the actions of organisms

[edit] Translations

way an animal or human behaves or acts
way matter moves
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/behavior"
Personal tools