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motivity

[ moh-tiv-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the power of initiating or producing motion.


motivity

/ ³¾É™ÊŠËˆ³Ùɪ±¹Éª³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the power of moving or of initiating motion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of motivity1

First recorded in 1680–90; motive + -ity
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Thus, if only the two bodies are available for engines to work between, the motivity is the measure of the energy lost when conduction brings about equalisation of temperature.

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The name motivity of a system was proposed by Lord Kelvin in 1879 for this conception of available energy.

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They were appealing to a fictitious motivity, one not grounded in "the nature of things."

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Is it connected with the phenomena of exteriorization of sensitivity or motivity?

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Here also seemed to be an unconscious corroboration of Albert de Rochas's experiments in the "externalization of motivity," as he calls it.

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