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Scientific meaning: Inertia is described as resistance to alteration of its condition of movement, mobile or inert. Meaning that if an object is moving at 100kmh, it would require a force of greater than that to move it. If the object is immobile, it will require a force sufficient to move its mass.
Common usage, applied to people: Inertia means a state of idleness, or unchanging condition, usually a derogatory expression.
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