path of action
1Action (physics) — In physics, the action is a particular quantity in a physical system that can be used to describe its operation. Action is an alternative to differential equations. The action is not necessarily the same for different types of systems.The action… …
2path — /path, pahth/, n., pl. paths /padhz, pahdhz, paths, pahths/. 1. a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals. 2. a narrow walk or way: a path through a garden; a bicycle path. 3. a route, course, or track along which… …
3path — (p[.a]th), n.; pl. {paths} (p[.a][th]z). [AS. p[ae][eth], pa[eth]; akin to D. pad, G. pfad, of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. pa tos, Skr. patha, path. [root]21.] 1. A trodden way; a footway. [1913 Webster] The dewy paths of meadows we will tread.… …
4path — ► NOUN 1) a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading. 2) the direction in which a person or thing moves. 3) a course of action or conduct. ORIGIN Old English …
5Path integral formulation — This article is about a formulation of quantum mechanics. For integrals along a path, also known as line or contour integrals, see line integral. The path integral formulation of quantum mechanics is a description of quantum theory which… …
6action — actionless, adj. /ak sheuhn/, n. 1. the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now. 2. something done or performed; act; deed. 3. an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or… …
7ACTION — /ak sheuhn/, n. U.S. Govt. an independent agency created in 1971 to administer domestic volunteer programs. [named by analogy with the acronymic names of other agencies, but itself not an acronym] * * * (as used in expressions) Action Française… …
8path — [[t]pɑ͟ːθ, pæ̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ paths 1) N COUNT A path is a long strip of ground which people walk along to get from one place to another. We followed the path along the clifftops... Feet had worn a path in the rock... He went up the garden path to… …
9Path of least resistance — The path of least resistance describes the physical or metaphorical pathway that provides the least to forward motion by a given object or entity, among a set of alternative paths. The concept is often used to describe why an object or entity… …
10Action role-playing game — Not to be confused with Live action role playing game …
