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  • 11Action de groupe (mathématiques) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Action de groupe. Une action de groupe est, en mathématiques, une description algébrique d une famille de transformations géométriques d un espace. Par exemple, le groupe des déplacements agit sur un espace… …

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  • 12begin — /bi gin /, v., began, begun, beginning. v.i. 1. to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of some action; commence; start: The story begins with their marriage. 2. to come into existence; arise; originate: The custom began during the Civil …

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  • 13Action potential — In physiology, an action potential is a short lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, following a consistent trajectory. Action potentials occur in several types of animal cells, called… …

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  • 14action — noun 1 DOING THINGS (U) the process of doing in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: The union is urging strike action. | We need more action, and less talk! | take action: The police took firm action to deal with the riots. |… …

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  • 15action — n. & v. n. 1 the fact or process of doing or acting (demanded action; put ideas into action). 2 forcefulness or energy as a characteristic (a woman of action). 3 the exertion of energy or influence (the action of acid on metal). 4 something done; …

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  • 16begin — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To get under way] Syn. start, cause, initiate, inaugurate, commence, occasion, impel, produce, effect, set in motion, launch, mount, start up, start off, start on, start in, take up, induce, create, bring about, get going,… …

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  • 17begin — be•gin [[t]bɪˈgɪn[/t]] v. be•gan, be•gun, be•gin•ning. 1) to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of an action; start 2) to come into existence; arise; originate: The custom began during the war[/ex] 3) to have a first part: The name… …

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  • 18begin — verb (began; begun; beginning) Etymology: Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan; akin to Old High German biginnan to begin, Old English onginnan Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to do the first part of an action …

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  • 19action — ac|tion1 W1S1 [ˈækʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(doing something)¦ 2¦(something done)¦ 3 in action 4 out of action 5¦(fighting)¦ 6¦(legal)¦ 7¦(excitement)¦ 8¦(the events in a story/film etc)¦ 9¦(movement)¦ 10¦(effect)¦ …

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  • 20begin — commence, begin, start 1. Commence is a more formal Latinate word for begin or start. Fowler s advice (1926) was to use begin and its derivatives except when these seem incongruous (which is in fact rare); occasions when commence is more… …

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