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activity

Pronunciation: /akˈtɪvɪti/

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Definition of activity

noun (plural activities)

  • 1 [mass noun] 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
  • 2 (usually activities) a thing that a person or group does or has done:the firm’s marketing activities
  • a recreational pursuit or pastime:a range of sporting activities
  • 3 Chemistry 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.

Origin:

late Middle English: from French activité or late Latin activitas, from Latin act- 'done', from the verb agere

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