What is the tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. Cheyne called?
passivity — (Physics) The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. Cheyne. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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