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inertia

IPA pronunciation: /ɪˈnɜː.ʃə/

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Russian meaning

Инерция, бездействие

English definition

A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged; physical property.

Example

Institutional inertia often hampers the adoption of digital credentials.

Collocations

organizational inertia
bureaucratic inertia
overcome inertia

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