elasticity
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elasticity
- /ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ UK
- /ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ US
- [ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi] US
- /ɛl.æsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ US
- [ɛɫ.æsˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi] US
Rhymes with -ɪsɪti
noun elasticities
- The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
- The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity. If the sales of an item drop by 5% when the price increases by 10%, its price elasticity is −0.5.
- A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
- A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
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The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.
Similar: point elasticity
- The quality of being elastic.
- Adaptability. Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.
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Closest in meaning: elastic, visco, spring, flexibility, flexitime, stretch, resilience, sensitivity, give, stress, strength, yield, resiliency, pliability, suppleness, springiness
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noun physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
| Español | elasticidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탄력성 tallyeokseong |
| 日本語 | 弾力性 danryokusei, 弾性 dansei |
| 中文 | 彈性 /弹性 tánxìng |
| हिन्दी | प्रत्यास्थता pratyāsthatā |
| Português | elasticidade |
| Français | élasticité |
| Deutsch | Elastizität |
| Italiano | elasticità |
| Română | elasticitate |
| Русский | эласти́чность elastíčnostʹ |
| עברית | גְּמִישׁוּת gmishút |
noun economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
| Français | élasticité |
|---|
noun quality of being elastic
| Español | elasticidad |
|---|---|
| Português | elasticidade |
| Deutsch | Elastizität |
| Ελληνικά | ελαστικότητα elastikótita |
| Română | elasticitate |
| Русский | упру́гость uprúgostʹ, эласти́чность elastíčnostʹ |
Talk about this word "elasticity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elasticity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. elasticity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elasticity "elasticity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elasticity.Cite this
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title = {elasticity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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