Definition of Impetus
Impetus
im·pe·tus
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(noun)
an impulse or driving force, something that stimulates some activity or process, either by setting it into motion or by speeding it up;
e.g. Losing his job was the impetus he needed to reexamine his career choices.
(noun)
the force or energy that a body possesses when it is in a state of motion;
e.g. They were asked to calculate the impetus possessed by the object in physics class.
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