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a tendency toward inactivity and stability
- Cultural inertia can impede the acceptance of new ideas in a traditional society.
- Overcoming personal inertia, she finally took the initiative to pursue her goals.
- Despite numerous challenges, the political system exhibited an inertia against reform.
- The company's bureaucratic inertia hindered innovation and responsiveness
- The inertia of comfort zones often hinders individuals from exploring new opportunities.
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the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion, whether at rest or in uniform motion, and to remain in its current state unless acted upon by an external force
- The concept of inertia is encapsulated in Newton's first law of motion, stating that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force.
- When a car suddenly stops, the passengers inside experience a forward motion due to their inertia, a phenomenon known as "inertia in action."
- In space, where there is no air resistance, an object set in motion will continue moving indefinitely due to its inertia.
- Inertia is why it's challenging to change the direction of a moving bicycle without applying force to the handlebars.
- When a bus comes to a sudden stop, passengers may lean forward due to their inertia, continuing their forward motion momentarily.