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Retentiveness

noun

The power of retaining and recalling past experience. Synonyms: memory, retention, retentivity.

The property of retaining possessions that have been acquired. Synonym: retentivity.

The power of retaining liquid. Synonyms: retention, retentivity.

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... 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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