What does "driving force" mean?

Impetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates something to happen.

Driving force

Common synonyms include: accelerating force, applied force evenly, applied force vectors, applied forces, apply unbalanced force, bunt.

noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
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."
2
the act of applying force to propel something wordnet
3
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."

"Many authors see a digital revolution taking place today and stress that this is a driving force behind many changes in companies."