collective
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col·lec·tive
(kə-lĕk'tĭv) 
adj.
collectiveness col·lec'tive·ness n.
adj.
- Assembled into or viewed as a whole.
- Of, relating to, characteristic of, or made by a number of people acting as a group: a collective decision.
- An undertaking, such as a business operation, set up on the principles or system of collectivism.
- Grammar. A collective noun.
collectiveness col·lec'tive·ness n.
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collective
Term used by the mathematician Richard von Mises (1883-1953) in Probability, Statistics, and Truth (1957; 1st German edn., 1928) for a sequence of events constituting a ‘mass phenomenon’ or sufficiently large repetition of an underlying cause, to form the basis for an attribution of probability. A large number of tosses of an identical coin, or large number of persons taking a certain drug, or large number of molecules in a gas in a certain state, may afford the basis for a probability judgement: that heads is 0.5 probable, that the chance of a heart attack is 0.1, or that the chance of a collision with another molecule in a certain time has a certain value. Treated mathematically a collective may be regarded as an infinite sequence of events, on each of which the chance of some attribute occurring is identical. The mathematical collective is an idealization of empirically given collectives, which have only finite numbers of members. See also frequency theory of probability.
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collective
The method of controlling the amount of rotor blade pitch where all blades are varied in pitch an equal amount simultaneously. Normally refers to the collective pitch, which is the pilot control in rotary wing aircraft for changing the rotor pitch. Also called collective stick. See collective pitch.
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Collective
For other uses, see Collective (disambiguation).
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A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project(s) to achieve a common objective.[citation needed] Collectives differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving (but can be that as well). There may be some issues with meaningfully describing the qualities of a collective.
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Types of groups
Collectives are sometimes characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis.
A commune or intentional community, which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (e.g. sharing land). Collective households may be organized for a specific purpose (e.g. relating to business, parenting, or some other shared interest).
The term "collective" is sometimes used to describe a species as a whole—for example, the "human collective."
A "street artist collective", sometimes referred to as a "graffiti crew" or in other instances simply an "artist collective" is typically a collection of individuals with similar interests in producing and documenting street art as a group. These "street artist collectives" or "graffiti crews" are often composed of friends or friends of friends from all walks of life with different beliefs, careers, & religions. These collectives can range in size from a few people to thousands of members. The style of art produced by these groups can have vast differences. The motivations behind the work they produce can be for a common cause or individually motivated purposes. Some collectives are simply people who enjoy painting with someone else and have no other goals or motivations for forming their collective.
A "work collective" is a type of horizontal collectivism wherein a business functions as a partnership of individual professionals, recognizing them as equals and rewarding them for their expertise. The working collective aims to reduce costs to clients while maintaining healthy rewards for participating partners. This is accomplished by eliminating the operating costs that are needed to support levels of management.[1]
See also
- Collectivism
- Collective farming
- Artist collective
- Musical collective
- Collective bargaining
- Collective agreement
- Collective investment scheme
- Collective security
- Collective intelligence
- Collective consciousness
- Collective unconscious
- Discursive dilemma
- Kibbutz
- Law collective
- Mutual aid
- Worker cooperative
- Workplace democracy
- Voluntary association
References
- ^ PRWeb Santa Monica, February 26, 2010. At One Year, New Agency Structure Succeeds: Commitment to Small Business Continues [1]
Further reading
- For All The People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America, PM Press, by John Curl, 2009, ISBN 978-1-60486-072-6
External links
- Collective Labor is Direct Action: an introduction to worker owned collectives Andrew W. Smith, 2003
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Collective
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kollektiv, fælles, samlet
n. - kollektiv, gruppe, samlingsord
idioms:
- collective bargaining overenskomstforhandlinger
- collective farm kollektivbrug
- collective noun kollektiv, samlingsord
Nederlands (Dutch)
collectief, gemeenschappelijk
Français (French)
adj. - collectif
n. - entreprise collective, groupe
idioms:
- collective bargaining négociations entre le syndicat et le patronat
- collective farm ferme collective
- collective noun (Ling) nom collectif
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kollektiv, Genossenschaftsbetrieb
adj. - kollektiv, gemeinschaftlich, gesamt
idioms:
- collective bargaining Tarifverhandlungen
- collective farm landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft, Kolchose
- collective noun (Ling.) Kollektivum, Sammelbegriff
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κολεκτίβα, συνεταιριστικό αγρόκτημα
adj. - συλλογικός, κοινός
idioms:
- collective bargaining συλλογικές διαπραγματεύσεις (συνδικάτων και εργοδοσίας)
- collective farm κολεκτίβα, συνεταιριστικό αγρόκτημα
- collective noun (γραμμ.) περιληπτικό ουσιαστικό
idioms:
- collective bargaining trattative per il contratto collettivo
- collective farm fattoria collettiva
- collective noun nome collettivo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - coletivo (m) (Gram.), corpo (m) coletivo
adj. - coletivo, acumulado
idioms:
- collective bargaining negociação (f) coletiva
- collective farm fazenda (f) modelo
- collective noun substantivo (m) coletivo
Русский (Russian)
коллектив, коллективный
idioms:
- collective bargaining переговоры рабочих с работодателем
- collective farm колхоз
- collective noun собирательное существительное
Español (Spanish)
adj. - colectivo, formado por unión o agregación
n. - nombre colectivo, reunión, colección
idioms:
- collective bargaining negociaciones colectivas
- collective farm granja colectiva
- collective noun sustantivo colectivo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kollektiv
adj. - samlad, kollektiv, sammansatt (bot. om bär)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
集体的, 共同的, 聚集的, 集体农场, 集合名词, 集体企业, 集团, 共同体
idioms:
- collective bargaining 劳资双方谈判
- collective farm 集体农场
- collective noun 集合名词
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 集體的, 共同的, 聚集的
n. - 集體農場, 集合名詞, 集體企業, 集團, 共同體
idioms:
- collective bargaining 勞資雙方談判
- collective farm 集體農場
- collective noun 集合名詞
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 집단적, 공동적
n. - 집단 , 집합명사
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 集めた, 集合的な, 集団の, 共同の
n. - 集団, 共同事業, 集合名詞
idioms:
- collective bargaining 団体交渉
- collective farm 集団農場, コルホーズ
- collective noun 集合名詞
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مزرعه أو مشروع يدار من قبل المجموعه (صفه) صيغه الجمع, جماعي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קיבוצי, קולקטיבי, משותף
n. - סגל, צוות, קולקטיב, חברה שיתופית
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