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Passivity [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Passiveness, which see. [Little used.]

2. The tendency of a body to persevere in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body.

Passivity [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

2. The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia.

3. The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.