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Definition of: passivity
(pa·siv′ə·tē) noun
1. Passiveness.
2. The suspension or abeyance of the rational functions and the reduction of the physical functions to the lowest possible degree.
3. Resistance to oxidation and chemical reagents, as iron which has been immersed in strong nitric acid.
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