driving force noun2 •Impetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates something to happen.Many authors see a digital revolution taking place today and stress that this is a driving force behind many changes in companies. — 2003 •The force that causes something to move or a physical process to occur.Diffusing particles experience a drift motion in addition to random diffusion, when an external driving force is applied. — 2007 formsdriving forces
