If you wish to clarify the concept for your students, you might prefer to help them âfeelâ what a âunit of analysisâ is, rather than give them a rhetorical explanation. As hinted by Simone de Beauvoir, in âThe Ethics of Ambiguityâ, the Bible offers a good example!
exâ¢erâ¢tion. 1. vigorous action or effort. 2. an effort: a great exertion to help others. 3. exercise, as of power or faculties. 4. an instance of this.
Definition of inert. 1  1 : lacking the power to move. 2  2 : very slow to move or act : sluggish. 3  3 : deficient in active properties; especially : lacking a usual or anticipated chemical or biological action.