What's the difference between 'driving force' and 'driven force'?
What are the driving forces behind sales trends?
Can I use 'driven force' for 'driving force'? Thank you!

Question

What's the difference between 'driving force' and 'driven force'?
What are the driving forces behind sales trends?
Can I use 'driven force' for 'driving force'? Thank you!

Answer

The two phrases are different in meaning.
A driving force is an influence, either physical or metaphorical that causes something else to happen or to continue.
A driven force would be a force that is influenced by another source of power. I have never heard the phrase, "driven force", used nor can I think of any examples.

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No, the common expression is "driving force". I am not sure how I would explain the phrase "driven force".

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