( ( ( ( The higher ) ( the ( thermal inertia ) ) ) ( ( the more ) ( it ( takes ( to ( change ( ( the temperature ) ( of ( the mass ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
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The higher the thermal inertia the more it takes to change the temperature of the mass.
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