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actions at a distance

actions at a distance is the plural of action at a distance.

Meaning of action at a distance

Noun

action at a distance (countable and uncountable, plural actions at a distance)

  1. The concept that an object can be affected, changed, moved, or otherwise affected without being physically touched by another object.
    • For Descartes, as for Aristoteles, the doctrine of the Plenum rested on two self-evident truths: Nature abhors a vacuum, and there can be no action at a distance .1984, David Layzer, Constructing the Universe, page 7

Questions about actions at a distance

What is actions at a distance the plural of?
Actions at a distance is the plural of action at a distance.

Words near actions at a distance in the dictionary

  1. actionlet
  2. actionlets
  3. actionlike
  4. actionness
  5. actions
  6. actions at a distance
  7. actions have consequences
  8. actions speak louder than words
  9. ActionScript
  10. ActionScripts
  11. actiony

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