In science,
reaction is closely realted to Newton's third law: "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction". The idea that any given force has a pair or opposite force.
This law has often been applied to social sciences, and is a basic premise of the popular Game theory.
A reaction is any responsed caused by some other action. There are many different types of reactions:
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