RETENTIVITY

retentiveness, retentivity, retention

(noun) the power of retaining liquid; “moisture retentivity of soil”

retentiveness, retentivity

(noun) the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired

memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity

(noun) the power of retaining and recalling past experience; “he had a good memory when he was younger”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

retentivity (countable and uncountable, plural retentivities)

the ability to retain, potential for retention

Synonym: retentiveness

(sciences) the capacity to retain magnetism after the magnetizing action

Source: Wiktionary


Re`ten*tiv"i*ty, n.

Definition: The power of retaining; retentive force; as, the retentivity of a magnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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