Passivity /(?)/

Pas·siv·i·ty

Passivity

n.
  1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.
  2. The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. (Physics)
  3. The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity. (Chem.)