Inertia

Inertia

/iˈnərSHə/

Noun

1) resistance to change or motion

“When the thought arises to reach out, express care, or nurture our connections, ‘immediacy’ can prevent ‘inertia‘ if we eschew repeated delays and unfulfilled promises.”

– Erik Pevernagie (1939 – )

2) (in physics) the tendency of a body to resist acceleration, as the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless disturbed by an external force

“The inertia of a body must be attributed to the interaction of the body with the rest of the matter in the universe.”

– Mach’s principle, named by Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)