coercivity

Etymology

coercive + -ity

noun

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being coercive
  2. (physics, materials science) The intensity of the magnetic field which must be applied in order to reduce the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material to zero after the magnetization of the sample has been driven to saturation

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