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retentivity definition

re·ten·tiv·ity (rē′ten tiv′ə tē)

noun

  1. the power of or capacity for retaining
  2. the power of remaining magnetized after the force of magnetization has stopped

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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