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1 a short electrical, radio, or light signal that carries information or instructions between the parts of a system:
an electrical/nerve impulse
2 something that is the driving force behind or reason for something else:
a creative/commercial impulse
4 a short electrical signal that carries information or instructions between the parts of a system:
nerve impulses
5 the force that is working on an object multiplied by the amount of time it is working