Inertia

In psychology, social inertia describes a person's resistance to change.

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In economics, inertia has two meanings, the tendency of an economy to continue moving in a fixed direction until a sufficient force acts to change that direction, and the "unwillingness to change" at a large firm which may contribute to a diseconomy of scale.

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In physics, inertia is a physical property of matter, namely, a resistance to change in

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motion, and it is related to the

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mass of an object.

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Specifically, in physics, it is the tendency of a body to maintain its state of uniform motion unless acted on by an external unbalanced force. (This is called Newton's first law of motion, taken from Galileo's principle.)

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Psychology: Psychology (Classical Greek: psyche = "soul" or "mind", logos = "study of") is an academic and applied field involving the study of behavior, mind and thought and the neurological bases of behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, inc...

Social inertia: Social inertia is a term that applies the concept of inertia to psychology and sociology. It is used to describe the resistance to change presented by societies or social groups, usually due to habit. An example of social inertia can be noticed in United States inconformity with the SI standard unit...

Economics: Economics (from the Greek οίκος , 'house', and νομος , 'rule', hence "household management") is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. Economics is said to be positive when it tries...