retentiveness

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But it's time we retire this notion of Wooden as basketball's wise old man and see his legacy for what it is: a triumph of rigidity, bureaucracy, paternalism, and anal retentiveness.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2010

Whereupon it suddenly occurred to me that as far as retentiveness of memory was concerned, Blanquette was not such a fool as in my arrogance I had set her down to be.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

A Rule for Memory Exercises: If you wish to strengthen the receptivity and retentiveness of your memory you will find the following plan practical: Start with a short piece.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef

The power to recall a fact or an event depends not only upon this quality of retentiveness, but also upon the number of other facts or events connected with it.

From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton

This gives what may be called the quality of native retentiveness to the individual.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William