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Retentiveness

noun
1.
The power of retaining and recalling past experience.  Synonyms: memory, retention, retentivity.
2.
The property of retaining possessions that have been acquired.  Synonym: retentivity.
3.
The power of retaining liquid.  Synonyms: retention, retentivity.





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"Retentiveness" Quotes from Famous Books



... B. Retentiveness.—A second characteristic of nervous matter is its retentive power. In other words, the modifications which accompany any experience, besides taking on the permanent character referred to above, pre-dispose the system to transmit impulses again through the same centres. Moreover, with each ...
— Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education • Ontario Ministry of Education


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