force of nature, n.All

A Force of nature (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not the source of surplus profit but only its natural basis — as use-value is the bearer of exchange-value but not its cause.

A Force of nature (n.) such ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠as the elasticity of steam, or water's power to change its state, costs the manufacturer nothing and is monopolized by capital just as the social forces of cooperation are.