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In literature, the word "dynamic" is employed to convey a sense of movement, change, and transformative energy—sometimes in a literal physical context and other times in a more metaphorical or psychological sense. Authors use it to describe the kinetic impact of a remark on an individual's internal state [1], as well as the process by which potential transforms into an active force [2]. It also emphasizes the restless nature of life and ideas, whether referring to the evolving structure of human personality [3] or the vital, stirring quality that animates thought and speech [4]. This versatile usage highlights literature’s interest in portraying both tangible and abstract processes as continually evolving and forceful.
  1. It was an innocent remark, and he understood it as such, but its effect on him was dynamic.
    — from Dust by Marcet Haldeman-Julius
  2. It is then drawn towards its neighbour with accelerated speed; thus, by attraction, converting its potential into dynamic energy.
    — from Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, and Reviews. V. 1-2 by John Tyndall
  3. IV The primary function of personality is self-preservation, but personality itself is not a static but a dynamic thing.
    — from Breaking Point by James E. Gunn
  4. Let it be repeated: the thought that follows a pause is much more dynamic than if no pause had occurred.
    — from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein

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