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interaction

noun

  1. act/process of mutual effect between two entities
  2. in statistics, the situation in which the simultaneous influence of two variables on a third is not additive
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ / /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin interāctiōbor. English interaction Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.

  1. The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.

    Be aware of interactions between different medications.

    Such technologies will also “shape future human interaction with the machines we created,” he added.

  2. A conversation or exchange between people.

    I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.

    Another 'basic' is staff interaction with customers - and here, ScotRail excelled. Every single one of them whom RAIL engaged with was polite and chatty, and some were even humorous!