activity vs excitation

activity

noun
  • Something done as an action or a movement. 

  • The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point. 

  • Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion. 

  • The state or quality of being active; activeness. 

  • The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie 

  • The propery of substances to react with other substances 

excitation

noun
  • The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening. 

  • The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation 

  • The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced. 

  • A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation 

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