energy

  1. Noun.  The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
  2. Noun.  The capacity to do work.
  3. Noun.  (context, physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
  4. Noun.  (context, New Age jargon) An intangible force that is preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.

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