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Vitality is life, life force, health, youth, or ability to live or exist. The word vitality is derived from the Latin word vita [1], which means life.
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Biology
Outside of its own existence or source, life is only recognized through some form of expression or dynamic. A living organism experiences its own life from the internal dynamics of its own being, something not observable from outside – in the absence of an expression or dynamic.
Can there be vitality (life) with no expression or dynamic (internal or external)? By this definition the answer would need to be : "No."
Jainism
According to Jain philosophy, there are ten vitalities or life-principles:-
The table below summaries the vitalities, living beings possess in accordance to their senses.
According to major Jain text, Tattvarthsutra: "The severance of vitalities out of passion is injury".
Urban planning
In the context of urban planning, that vitality of a place is its capacity to grow or develop its liveliness and level of economic activity.