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retentivity
re·ten·tiv·i·ty [ r ten tívvətee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. power to retain: the power or condition of retaining something
2. magnetization capacity: the capacity of a material to remain magnetized after the force that magnetized it has been taken away
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