retentivity
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re·ten·tiv·i·ty
(rē'tĕn-tĭv'ĭ-tē) 
n.
n.
- The quality or state of being retentive.
- Capacity or power of retaining.
- Physics. The capacity for a body to remain magnetized after the magnetizing field has ceased to exert an effect.
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