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i-NURSH-uh/ɪˈnɜːʃə/

Inertia is unwillingness to change or act; in physics, resistance to a change in motion: institutional inertia, inertia of a body. Inaction is the everyday twin; momentum sits opposite. Stability is a slogan, not an empty spare list.

Meaning

Unwillingness to change or act; in physics, resistance to a change in motion.

Examples

• “Inertia on the spare list is a cover failure, not “stability”.”
• “Inaction is everyday. Sluggishness is milder. Stability is branding. A named spare is cover. Fill the cell; keep stability for the annual report.”

Good to know

Inaction, or resistance to change of motion. Everyday: inaction. “Stability” ≠ an empty spare list.

Near in meaning

inaction, sluggishness, stagnation

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